Higa

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Higa or Fija (written: 比嘉) is a Ryukyuan surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Daigo Higa (born 1995), Japanese boxer
  • Kohei Higa (比嘉 厚平, born 1990), Japanese footballer
  • Kumiko Higa, Japanese voice actress
  • Maurren Higa Maggi, Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medalist
  • Maya Higa, American conservationist, falconer, wildlife rehabilitator, and Twitch streamer.
  • Minoru Higa, grandmaster of Shōrin-ryū Kyudōkan
  • Pēchin Higa, Ryukyuan martial artist
  • Ricardo Higa, former Brazilian-Japanese footballer
  • Ryan Higa, American internet personality
  • Sekō Higa, Gojū Ryū karate teacher
  • Thomas Taro Higa, American inventor and World War II veteran
  • Teruo Higa, horticulturist and professor at the University of the Ryukyus
  • Yuchoku Higa, Japanese karate practitioner
  • Yukari Higa, Japanese manga artist
  • Byron Fija, Okinawan language activist

See also[]

  • Higa River, a tributary of the Bârnaru River in Romania
  • Lake Higa, a small lake in eastern Burkina Faso
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