Taichi (name)

Taichi (written: 太一, 太地, 大地, 多一, 泰稚 or 泰地) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Taichi Hasegawa (長谷川　太一, born 1981), Japanese footballer
• Taichi Ishikari (石狩 太一, born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler
• Taichi Ishiyama (石山 泰稚, born 1988), Japanese baseball player
• Taichi Kokubun (国分 太一, born 1974), Japanese musician and actor
• Taichi Nakamura (footballer) (中村 太一, born 1993), Japanese footballer
• Taichi Nakamura (shogi) (中村 太地, born 1988), Japanese shogi player
• Taichi Okazaki (岡崎 太一, born 1983), Japanese baseball player
• Taichi Saotome (早乙女 太一, born 1991), Japanese actor
• Taichi Sato (佐藤 太一, born 1977), Japanese footballer
• Taichi Takami (髙見 泰地, born 1993), Japanese shogi player
• Taichi Teshima (手嶋 多一, born 1968), Japanese golfer
• Taichi Yamada (山田 太一, born 1934), Japanese writer and screenwriter
• Taichi Yamada (rower) (山田 太一, 1917–?), Japanese rower
• Taichi Yamazaki (山崎 大地, born 1972), Japanese engineer

Fictional characters:

• Taichi Mashima, a character in the manga series Chihayafuru
• Taichi Yagami (Tai Kamiya in English dub), a character in the anime series Digimon Adventure
• Taichi Yaegashi, a character in the light novel series Kokoro Connect

Taichi (written: 太地) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Kiwako Taichi (太地 喜和子, 1943–1992), Japanese actress