Fukura P

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use Philippine English Template:Infobox youtuber Template:Nihongo, also known by his married name Template:Nihongo or professionally as Template:Nihongo, is a Japanese YouTuber, producer and a member of the YouTube and media group QuizKnock. He is the husband of Kazumi Takayama.

Early life

Fukura P, born as Ken Fukura, was born on August 7, 1993 in Kagawa Prefecture. He later moved to Tokushima Prefecture at the age of six, and has loved riddles since he was in first grade. He later moved back to Takamatsu, Kagawa. He said that he hated school when he was elemetary.

During his third year in high school, Fukura participated in the National High School Quiz Championship as a representative for Kagawa Prefecture. He lost to the Kaisei High School team, which included Takushi Izawa the later founder of QuizKnock, who was the champion for the first years, as one of it’s members. Fukura later moved to Tokyo and attended the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Quizzing career

Fukura became friends with Izawa through quiz competitions in Tokyo. In 2016, he was asked to join QuizKnock, then an online platform that distributed quizzes, which Izawa had formed in October of that year. After joining, Fukira suggested trying to distribute quizzes through YouTube. He became the producer of the channel and was in charge of creating quizzes and editing videos. He later dropped out of University.

In 2022, Fukira won Template:FXConvert in Nippon TelevisionTemplate:'s ja. He donated his winnings to quiz clubs across Japan. In September 2024, he created his own vlogging channel Template:Nihongo to which he uploaded vlogs and videos with his wife.

Personal life

Fukura is the youngest child in his family. His parents started working after graduating high school, and married after meeting at the company where they both worked. He has an older brother who is two years older than him.

Fukura is married to Kazumi Takayama, a former member of the idol group Nogizaka46. He married her in July 2024, changing his last name to Ken Takayama. Takayama was a big fan of Fukura, and asked a mutual acquaintance to ask Fukura to go out with her at a puzzle-solving event. Later, after finding out their mutual love for solving puzzles, the two became friends. Fukura later asked Takayama out and they started dating. Originally, Fukura did not intend to have a wedding ceremony, but later changed his mind and the two had a ceremony in December 2024, held at the North Observatory of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.

External links

• Template:Url on QuizKnock