Hinako is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Actors

Hinako Saeki is a Japanese actress who was born on February 16, 1977 in Nara, Japan. Probably her best-known role was as Sadako Yamamura in '' Rasen'', the 1998 sequel to the horror film ''Ring''. She has also appeared in a handful of other popular Japanese ...

, Japanese actress * Hinako Sakurai, Japanese model *

Hinako Sano '' Weekly Playboy'' (Shueisha) (August 20, 2013) is a Japanese actress, model, and gravure idol who is affiliated with Horipro. Biography Before becoming an actress, Sano was a magazine model. She appeared in the photo collection ''Hare Nochi Ts ...

, Japanese actress

Artists and musicians

Hinako Ashihara is a Japanese manga artist. She wrote and illustrated various manga series, including, ''Homemade Home'', ''Forbidden Dance'', ''Sand Chronicles'', '' Piece: Kanojo no Kioku'', ''Tennen Bitter Chocolate'', ''SOS'', and ''Chouchou Kumo''. Ashiha ...

, Japanese manga artist *

Hinako Sugiura was a Japanese manga artist and researcher in the lifestyles and customs of Japan's Edo period. Born Junko Suzuki in Minato, Tokyo, into a tradition-steeped family of kimono merchants, she studied design and took an increasing interest in old Ja ...

, Japanese manga artist * Hinako Takagi (born 1989), Japanese composer and pianist *

Hinako Takanaga is a Japanese yaoi manga artist from Nagoya. She has also provided illustrations for several yaoi light novels by other authors, including '' The Guilty'' by Katsura Izumi. Most of her works have been translated into English and German (chiefly ...

, Japanese manga artist

Athletes

Hinako Murakami Hinako Murakami (born 16 February 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for WE League club AC Nagano Parceiro. Club career Murakami made her WE League The , officially the , also known as the for sponsorship r ...

, Japanese professional footballer *

Hinako Shibuno is a Japanese professional golfer who won the 2019 Women's British Open. Early years Shibuno was born in Okayama, Japan on 15 November 1998. Her father was a discus thrower and her mother was a javelin thrower. She is the middle child of the ...

, Japanese golfer *

Hinako Suzuki Hinako Suzuki (born 20 May 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club AC Nagano Parceiro Ladies. Club career Suzuki made her WE League The , officially the , also known as the for sponsorship r ...

, Japanese professional footballer *

Hinako Tomitaka Hinako Tomitaka (born 21 September 2000) is a Japanese freestyle skier who competes internationally. She competed in the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 The 2021 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Champion ...

, Japanese freestyle skier

Fictional characters

Game characters

*Hinako Shirai, protagonist of the video game ''

Blue Reflection ''Blue Reflection'' is a role-playing video game developed by Gust. It was published by Koei Tecmo in March 2017 in Japan for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, and was released in September 2017 in North America and Europe for the PlayStat ...

'' *Hinako Shijou, in the game series ''

The King of Fighters ''The King of Fighters'' (''KOF'') is a series of fighting games by SNK that began with the release of ''The King of Fighters '94'' in 1994. The series was developed originally for SNK's Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware. This served as the main plat ...

Anime characters

Hinako (anime character) Hinako is a fictional character appearing in the three OVA anime: #April 2009: '' Issho ni Training: Training with Hinako'' #February 2010: ''Issho ni Sleeping: Sleeping with Hinako'' #December 2010: ''Issho ni Training 026: Bathtime with Hinako ...

, the protagonist in a three-part

OVA , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...

series *Hinako Kitashirakawa (anime character), Tamako Kitashirakawa's late mother in ''

Tamako Market is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation, directed by Naoko Yamada, and written by Reiko Yoshida. The series aired in Japan between January 10 and March 28, 2013. The anime has been licensed in North America by Senta ...

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