Shōichi

Shōichi, Shoichi or Shouichi (written: 昭一, 昇一, 正一, 昌一, 勝一 or 昇一) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Shoichi Aoki (青木 正一) (born 1955), Japanese photographer and editor
• Shoichi Arai (荒井 昌一) (1965–2002), Japanese professional wrestling announcer and executive
• Shoichi Funaki (船木 勝一) (born 1968), Japanese professional wrestler
• Shoichi Hirose (広瀬 正一) (born 1918), Japanese actor
• Shoichi Kondo (近藤 昭一) (born 1958), Japanese politician
• Shoichi Kuwabara (born 1969), Japanese golfer
• Shōichi Nakagawa (中川 昭一) (1953–2009), Japanese politician
• Shoichi Nishimura (西邑 昌一) (1912–1998), Japanese footballer and manager
• Shōichi Ozawa (小沢 昭一) (1929–2012), Japanese actor
• Shoichi Sakata (坂田 昌一) (1911–1970), Japanese academic and physicist
• Shoichi Sato (born 1947), Japanese golfer
• Nejime Shōichi (ねじめ 正一) (born 1948), Japanese poet and writer
• Shōichi Watanabe (渡部 昇一) (born 1930), Japanese academic and writer
• Shōichi Yokoi (横井 庄一) (1915–1997), Japanese military officer

Fictional characters

• Shinkawa Shouichi (昌一 新川), a character from Sword Art Online
• Tsugami Shouichi (津上翔一), a protagonist from Kamen Rider Agito

See also

• 5922 Shouichi, main-belt asteroid