Akimoto

Akimoto (written: 秋元 or 秋本) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Emi Akimoto (秋元 恵美), Japanese hurdler
 * Hiromoto Akimoto (秋元 礼朝), Japanese daimyō
 * Hiroyuki Akimoto (秋本 啓之), Japanese judoka
 * Jin Akimoto (秋本 じん), Japanese mixed martial artist
 * Junko Akimoto (秋元 順子), Japanese singer
 * Katsuhiro Akimoto (秋元 克広), Japanese politician
 * Akimoto Kojima, birth name of Gojōrō Katsuhiro
 * Kosaku Akimoto (秋元 宏作), Japanese baseball player
 * Kozue Akimoto (秋元 梢), Japanese fashion model
 * Manatsu Akimoto (秋元 真夏), Japanese idol, singer, actress and television personality
 * Masahiro Akimoto (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Akimoto Matsuyo (秋元 松代), Japanese playwright
 * Masatoshi Akimoto (秋本 真利), Japanese politician
 * Michitaka Akimoto (秋本 倫孝), Japanese footballer
 * Nami Akimoto (秋元 奈美), Japanese manga artist
 * Naomi Akimoto (秋本 奈緒美), Japanese actress and singer
 * Osamu Akimoto (秋本 治), Japanese manga artist
 * Ryutarou Akimoto (秋元 龍太朗), Japanese actor and model
 * Sayaka Akimoto (秋元 才加), Japanese actress, singer and idol
 * Tsubasa Akimoto (秋本 つばさ), Japanese actress
 * Tsukasa Akimoto (秋元 司), Japanese politician
 * Yasushi Akimoto (秋元 康), Japanese television writer, lyricist and academic
 * Yōsuke Akimoto (秋元 羊介), Japanese actor and voice actor
 * Yota Akimoto (秋元 陽太), Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

 * Akimoto, minor character in the manga/anime series Hell Girl
 * Komachi Akimoto (秋元こまち), major character in the 2007 anime series Yes! PreCure 5
 * Madoka Akimoto (秋元 まどか), Komachi's older sister and a recurring character in the 2007 anime series Yes! PreCure 5
 * Reiko Akimoto, a character in the manga series KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops

Other uses

 * Akimotoite, mineral
 * Akimoto Lake, a lake located in Fukushima Prefecture