Naoya was born in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, where his father Naoharu worked at the First Bank's Ishinomaki Branch; he came to Tokyo when he was three and was raised by his grandparents.
第一銀行石巻支店に勤務していた父・直温の任地､宮城県石巻市に生まれ、3歳より上京し祖父母のもと東京で育てられた。