, known by his pen name , was a Japanese novelist and author.

Osamu Shimomura (下村 治 Shimomura Osamu, 1910 – November 27, 1989), born in Saga Prefecture, Kitagawa Village, was a Japanese economist considered to be the "father of the Japanese economic miracle".

(born , Tezuka Osamu, – 9 February 1989) a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator.

Named after Osamu Tezuka, the is a yearly manga prize awarded to manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach founded and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun.

, also known as , , or , was a Japanese anime director and screenwriter.

The , also commonly referred to as , is a writer's home museum located in the Kanagi area of Goshogawara in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.