naoya

Naoya (written: 直也, 直哉, 直弥, 直矢 or 尚弥) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Naoya Fuji (藤 直也; born 1993), Japanese footballer Naoya Fujiwara (藤原 直哉; born 1965), Japanese shogi player Naoya Gomoto (郷本 直也; born 1980), Japanese actor Naoya Hatakeyama (畠山 直哉; born 1958), Japanese photographer Higonoumi Naoya (肥後ノ海　直哉; born 1969), Japanese sumo wrestler Naoya Inose (猪瀬 直哉; born 1988), Japanese visual artist Naoya Ishigami (石神 直哉; born 1985), Japanese footballer Naoya Kikuchi (菊地 直哉; born 1984), Japanese footballer Naoya Kondo (近藤 直也; born 1983), Japanese footballer Naoya Masuda (益田 直也; born 1989), Japanese baseball player Naoya Ogawa (小川 直也; born 1968), Japanese judoka, professional wrestler and mixed martial artist Naoya Okane (岡根 直哉; born 1988), Japanese footballer Naoya Saeki (佐伯 直哉; born 1977), Japanese footballer Naoya Sakamoto (阪本 直也; born 1988), Japanese sprint canoeist Naoya Shibamura (柴村 直弥; born 1982), Japanese footballer Naoya Shiga (志賀 直哉; 1883–1971), Japanese writer Shōdai Naoya (正代 直也; born 1991), Japanese sumo wrestler Naoya Tabara (田原 直哉; born 1980), Japanese artistic gymnast and freestyle skier Naoya Takahashi (髙橋 直也; born 2001), Japanese footballer Naoya Takei (武井 直也; 1893–1940), Japanese sculptor Naoya Tamura (田村 直也; born 1984), Japanese footballer Naoya Tamura (speed skater) (田村 直也; born 1979), Japanese speed skater Naoya Tomita (冨田 尚弥; born 1989), Japanese swimmer Naoya Tsukahara (塚原 直也; born 1977), Japanese artistic gymnast Naoya Uchida (内田 直哉; born 1953), Japanese voice actor, actor and singer Naoya Umeda (梅田 直哉; born 1978), Japanese footballer Naoya Urata (浦田 直也; born 1982), Japanese singer, actor and dancer Naoya Wada (和田 直也; born 1986), Japanese composer Naoya Yoshida (吉田 直矢; born 1994), Japanese footballer Naoya Sakamata (坂俣直哉; born 1986), Japanese composer Fictional Characters Naoya Kaido,a character from Kamen Rider 555