Yoshinori Ohsumi (1974) - Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy.
Shuji Nakamura (1979) - Nobel Laureate in Physics for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes.
Masatoshi Koshiba (1955) - Nobel Laureate in Physics for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, in particular for the detection of cosmic neutrinos.
Takashi Murakami (1993) - Renowned contemporary artist known for his work in superflat art.
