Famous People with Name Koku

Koku Nishimura            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Koku Nishimura: was a master Japanese bamboo flute player, teacher, and craftsman. He played an especially raw style of flute he called the kyotaku, similar to the shakuhachi and very similar to the hocchiku. His teacher was Kyochiku Tani, a komuso monk. Nishimura Koku himself became a komuso and wandered Japan for ten years, playing kyotaku. His son, Koryu, continues to play and teach kyotaku in Kumamoto, Kumamoto.

Russell S. Kokubun            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Russell S. Kokubun: is a Democratic politician who became a member and Vice President of the Hawaii Senate. He graduated from Punahou School in 1966, and Southern Methodist University in 1971. During the 1970s he worked on various agricultural ventures on the island of Hawai

Keiji Kokuta            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Keiji Kokuta: a Japanese politician and member of the House of Representatives for the Japanese Communist Party.