Naoki Matayoshi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Naoki Matayoshi

Japanese comedian and novelist

Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1980

Place of Birth: Neyagawa, Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Profession: tarento, novelist, owarai tarento

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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Naoki Matayoshi (?? ??, Matayoshi Naoki, born June 2, 1980) is a Japanese comedian, screenwriter, and novelist who won the Akutagawa Prize in 2015 for his book Hibana (??, Spark), which was adapted into the Netflix series Hibana: Spark. Matayoshi is the boke of his comedy duo Peace alongside his partner Yuji Ayabe.
Ayabe left Japan for New York in 2016 to continue his comedic career overseas while Matayoshi stayed in Japan, effectively making the duo inactive since then. He is from Neyagawa City in Osaka Prefecture.
He graduated from Hokuyo Senior High School (presently Kansai University Hokuyo Senior High School).