Shinya (Shin'ya) is a Japanese given name, usually for males. It is pronounced as "Shin-ya", not "Shi-nya". Notable people with the name include:Shinya Abe , Japanese curler and curling coach Shinya Adachi , Japanese politician Shinya Aoki, professional mixed martial artist Shinya Arino, Osaka comedian part of Yoiko and host of GameCenter CX Shinya Fukumori , Japanese jazz drummer and composer Shinya Hamazoe , Japanese voice actor Shinya Hashimoto (1965–2005), professional wrestler Shinya Katabuchi , Japanese judoka Shinya Kato , Japanese footballer Shinya Kayama , Japanese professional baseball player Shinya Kimura, bike builder Shinya Kumazaki , Japanese video game director and designer Shinya Makabe,, professional wrestler, known professionally as Togi Makabe Shinya Matsuda, a voice actor Shinya Nakamura, professional Go player Shinya Nakano, motorcycle racer Shinya Ōtaki, a Japanese voice actor Shinya Saito , Japanese biathlete Shinya Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Shin'ya Satō (shogi) , Japanese shogi player Shin'ya Takahashi , Japanese voice actor Shinya Takahashi, a video game producer Shinya Taniguchi , Japanese swimmer Shinya Tsukamoto, film director and actor Shinya Ueda , Japanese comedian and television presenter Shinya Yabusaki , Japanese footballer Shinya Yamada, drummer of the band Luna Sea Shin'ya Yamamoto , Japanese shogi player Shinya Yamanaka, cell biologist, Shinya (musician), drummer of the band Dir en grey
