Nishimura is the 46th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Akihiro Nishimura (politician), Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party Riki Nishimura (singer), A former contestant on I-LAND and a member of the K-pop group Enhypen Akihiro Nishimura (footballer), former Japanese football player Akira Nishimura, Japanese composer Aori Nishimura , Japanese skateboarder Ayaka Nishimura, Japanese field hockey player Chinami Nishimura, Japanese voice actress who voiced characters in both the Japanese and English-dubbed versions of Pokémon Chinami Nishimura (politician), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan Eshin Nishimura, Rinzai Zen Buddhist priest and former president of Hanazono University in Kyoto, Japan Hiroki Nishimura , Japanese cyclist Hiroyuki Nishimura, founder of the Japanese textboard 2channel and current administrator of 4chan Junji Nishimura, male Japanese animation director and producer from Yobuko, Saga, Japan Kō Nishimura (1923–1997), Japanese actor Ken Nishimura Kentaro Nishimura, Nippon Professional Baseball player Kodo Nishimura, Japanese makeup artist and Buddhist monk Koichi Nishimura, former volleyball player from Japan Koji Nishimura, Japanese football player Kokichi Nishimura Japanese soldier and businessman Kyotaro Nishimura, Japanese writer of mystery stories Masahiko Nishimura, Japanese theatre and film actor Motoki Nishimura , Japanese judoka Nishimura Koku (1915–2002), master Japanese bamboo flute player, teacher, and craftsman Nishimura Shigeki (1828–1902), educator and leader of the Meiji Enlightenment Osamu Nishimura, Japanese professional wrestler Seiji Nishimura Sō Nishimura, Japanese manga artist from Izumiōtsu, Osaka Shingo Nishimura, Japanese politician Shōgorō Nishimura, Japanese film director Shoichi Nishimura, Japanese football player and manager Shoji Nishimura (1889–1944), admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II Subaru Nishimura , Japanese footballer Takuma Nishimura (1899–1951), general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II Takuro Nishimura, Japanese football player Tomohiro Nishimura, Japanese voice actor, actor, and singer-songwriter Tomoka Nishimura, Japanese guitarist, vocalist and pianist and former member of all-girl J-pop band ZONE Tomomichi Nishimura, Japanese voice actor who was born in Chiba and works for Arts Vision Trina Nishimura, American voice actress who works on anime dub titles for FUNimation Entertainment Yasufumi Nishimura , Japanese footballer Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party Yoshihiro Nishimura, Japanese screenwriter, film director, special effects and makeup effects artist Yoshitaka Nishimura, composer for Konami's line of Bemani games Yuichi Nishimura, Japanese football referee Yukie Nishimura, prolific Japanese pianist Yuna Nishimura, child actor from Tokyo
