Akiya
Appearance
Akiya (秋谷) is a Japanese surname. Akiya can also mean an abandoned, vacant house (空き家).
Notable people with the surname include:
- Einosuke Akiya (秋谷 栄之助, born 1930), Japanese Buddhist leader
- Karl Ichiro Akiya (1909–2002), Japanese-American activist, Communist, author, and internee
- Tomoko Akiya (秋谷 智子, born 1976), Japanese voice actor
Akiya is also a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Akiya Anzawa (安沢 明也, born 1981), Japanese retired professional wrestler.
- Akiya Takahashi (高橋 明也, born 1953), Japanese art historian
- Akiya Wada (和田 明也, born 1991), Japanese former footballer
See also
[edit]- Akiya (Assyrian king), an Assyrian king of the old Assyrian period