Akashi (surname)

Akashi (written: 明石) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Kaijin Akashi (明石 海人), Japanese poet
 * Akashi Kakuichi (明石 覚一), Japanese Buddhist monk
 * Ken Akashi (明石 顕), Japanese race walker
 * Kenji Akashi (明石 健志) Japanese baseball player
 * Masao Akashi (明石 昌夫), Japanese musical arranger
 * Momoka Akashi (明石 百夏), Japanese musician
 * Akashi Morishige (明石 全登), Japanese samurai
 * Akashi Motojiro (明石 元二郎), Japanese general and Governor General of Taiwan
 * Akashi Shiganosuke (明石 志賀之助), Japanese sumo wrestler
 * Yasushi Akashi (明石 康), Japanese diplomat

Fictional characters:
 * Akashi Kaoru, character in Psychic Squad
 * Akashi, character in the film Ra.One
 * Akashi Seijūrō, character in Kuroko's Basketball
 * Akashi Yuuna, character in Negima! Magister Negi Magi
 * Akaashi Keiji, character in Haikyu!! 
 * Akashi Takeomi, character in Tokyo Revengers