film director. Kyoko Ishida, Olympic medalists in volleyball Sohei Miyashita, Head of the Japan Defense Agency and the Environmental Agency. Koji Kobayashi, a computer scientist. Morio Kita, a novelist, essayist. Shinroku Momose, an aircraft/automotive engineer. Mizuho Ōta, a poet. Kiyoshige Koyama, a composer for orchestras. Takahisa Oguchi, a luger. Mitsuko Shiga, a poet. Shinichi Fukushima, a racing cyclist. Alumni of attached schools Naoki Inose, Governor of Tokyo, a journalist. Yasuo Tanaka, Governor of Nagano Prefecture Takashi Yamamoto, a pianist. Masachi Osawa, a sociologist. Haruyo Ichikawa, a film actress and singer. Full list can be found in the Japanese Wikipedia article: List of Shinshu University people (in Japanese) References External links The Shinshu University English Website Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research (ICCER) The Faculty of Textile Science and Technology Shinshu University Hospital shishuweb Education in Nagano Prefecture Japanese national universities Educational institutions established in 1949 Educational institutions established in 1873 Forestry education 1949 establishments in Japan 1873 establishments in Japan Universities and colleges in Nagano Prefecture Minamiminowa, Nagano Ueda, Nagano Matsumoto, Nagano Nagano (city)