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Akiyama

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Akiyama (written: 秋山 lit. "autumn mountain") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Akiyama Yoshifuru (秋山 好古, 1859 – 1930), general in the Imperial Japanese Army and considered father of the Japanese Cavalry
  • Denis Akiyama (1952–2018), Japanese-Canadian actor and voice actor
  • Iwao Akiyama (秋山 巌, 1921–2014), Japanese printmaker
  • Jiro Akiyama (秋山 次郎, born 1977), Japanese professional Go player
  • Jin Akiyama (秋山 仁, born 1946), Japanese mathematician
  • Jun Akiyama (秋山 準, born 1969), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Kazuhiko Akiyama (秋山 和彦, born 1973), Japanese massage therapist, former crab fisherman, best known for being the first grand champion (1999) of the TV series Sasuke
  • Kazuyoshi Akiyama (秋山 和慶, born 1941), Japanese conductor
  • Koji Akiyama (秋山 幸二, born 1962), Japanese baseball manager, former player
  • Makio Akiyama (秋山 万喜夫, born 1950), Japanese astronomer
  • Miyuki Akiyama (秋山 美幸, born 1984), Japanese volleyball player
  • Mizuhito Akiyama (秋山 瑞人, born 1971), Japanese writer
  • Monzo Akiyama (秋山 門造, 1891–1944), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
  • Akiyama Nobutomo (秋山 信友, 1531–1575), Japanese samurai
  • Rina Akiyama (秋山 莉奈, born 1985), Japanese actress, gravure idol and television personality
  • Rina Akiyama (swimmer) (秋山 里奈), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
  • Runa Akiyama (あきやま るな, 1954–2014), Japanese voice actress
  • Ryōji Akiyama (秋山 亮二, born 1942), Japanese photographer
  • Satoko Akiyama (秋山 紗登子), Japanese female pop artist
  • Saneyuki Akiyama (秋山 真之, 1868–1918), admiral of the Japanese Navy in the Russo-Japanese War, younger brother of Yoshifuru
  • Shogo Akiyama (秋山 翔吾, born 1988), Japanese professional baseball player
  • Shōtarō Akiyama (秋山 庄太郎, 1920 – 2003), Japanese photographer
  • Shun Akiyama (秋山 駿, 1930–2013), Japanese literary critic
  • Tadashima Akiyama, 16th-century samurai known for being defeated by Miyamoto Musashi
  • Tadasuke Akiyama (秋山 忠右, born 1941), Japanese photographer
  • Takumi Akiyama (秋山 拓巳, born 1991), Japanese baseball pitcher
  • Tamayo Akiyama (秋山 たまよ, born 1966), Japanese shōjo manga author and artist
  • Teruo Akiyama (秋山 輝男, 1891–1943), admiral of the Japanese Navy in World War II
  • Teruyoshi Akiyama (秋山 輝吉, born 1971), Japanese sport shooter
  • Tetuzi Akiyama, Japanese guitarist, violinist, and instrument-maker
  • Tokuzō Akiyama (秋山 徳蔵, 1888–1974), Japanese chef
  • Toyohiro Akiyama (秋山 豊寛, born 1942), Japanese television journalist and cosmonaut
  • Yasunari Akiyama (秋山 安成, born 1948), Japanese sport wrestler
  • Yoshihiro Akiyama (秋山 成勲, born 1975), judoka and mixed martial artist who has fought representing both South Korea and Japan
  • Yoshiko Akiyama (秋山 芳子, born 1949), Japanese archer
  • Yūtokutaishi Akiyama (秋山 祐徳太子, 1935–2020), Japanese engraving artist
  • Yuzuki Akiyama (秋山 ゆずき, born 1993), Japanese actress

Fictional characters

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  • Mio Akiyama (秋山 澪), a character in the manga series K-On!
  • Mizuki Akiyama (暁山 瑞希), a character in the video game Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage!
  • Ren Akiyama (秋山 蓮), a character in the television series Kamen Rider Ryuki
  • Ryo Akiyama (秋山 遼), a character in the anime series Digimon Tamers
  • Shinichi Akiyama (秋山 深一), a character in the manga series Liar Game
  • Jan Akiyama|秋山 醤, lead character from the manga series Iron Wok Jan
  • Kaiichiro Akiyama (秋山 階一郎) and Baku Akiyama (秋山 爆), family members of the lead character from Iron Wok Jan
  • Yukari Akiyama (秋山 優花里), a character in the anime series Girls und Panzer
  • Shun Akiyama (秋山 駿), a character in the Yakuza (series)

See also

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  • Akiyama clan, a Japanese clan mainly originating during the Sengoku Period of the 16th century