Shinya (Shin'ya) is a Japanese given name, usually for males. It is pronounced as "Shin-ya", not "Shi-nya". Notable people with the name include:Shinya Abe , Japanese curler and curling coach Shinya Adachi , Japanese politician Shinya Aoki , professional mixed martial artist Shinya Arino , Osaka comedian part of Yoiko and host of GameCenter CX Shinya Fukumori , Japanese jazz drummer and composer Shinya Hamazoe , Japanese voice actor Shinya Hashimoto , professional wrestler Shinya Katabuchi , Japanese judoka Shinya Kayama , Japanese professional baseball player Shinya Kimura, bike builder Shinya Kumazaki , Japanese video game director and designer Shinya Makabe , professional wrestler, known professionally as Togi Makabe Shinya Matsuda, a voice actor Shinya Nakamura , professional Go player Shinya Nakano , motorcycle racer Shinya Ōtaki , a Japanese voice actor Shinya Saito , Japanese biathlete Shinya Sato (disambiguation), multiple people Shin'ya Takahashi , Japanese voice actor Shinya Takahashi , a video game producer Shinya Taniguchi , Japanese swimmer Shinya Tsukamoto , film director and actor Shinya Ueda , Japanese comedian and television presenter Shinya Yabusaki , Japanese footballer Shinya Yajima , Japanese footballer Shin'ya Yamamoto , Japanese shogi player Shinya Yamanaka , cell biologist Shinya (1970–2026), drummer of the band Luna Sea Shinya, drummer of the band Dir En Grey