Onan Masaoka (born 1977), Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher
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Miya Masaoka (born 1958), American musician and composer who performs on the 17-string Japanese koto zither
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Masaoka Shiki (1867–1902), pen-name of Masaoka Noboru, a Japanese author, poet, literary critic, and journalist
The Masaoka Shiki International Haiku Award is awarded to people who have made the most remarkable contribution to the development and the raising awareness of the creativity of haiku regardless of nationality or language.
The novel is set in the Meiji period and focuses on three characters from the city of Matsuyama: Akiyama Yoshifuru, his brother Akiyama Saneyuki, and their friend, Masaoka Tsunenori, better known as Masaoka Shiki.