Arakaki

Arakaki is an Okinawan surname. In Okinawan language, it pronounced Arakachi. It means New Stone Wall or “wild enclosure”, but actually denoting the enclosure around a Shintō shrine. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alberto Arakaki, AKA japa (born 1972), Brazilian professional vert skater
 * Ankichi Arakaki (1899–1927), Okinawan martial artist
 * Dennis Arakaki (born 1943), American politician and social worker
 * Ernesto Arakaki (born 1979), Peruvian football defender playing for Alianza Lima
 * Hayato Arakaki, Japanese professional baseball player
 * Hideyoshi Arakaki (born 1998), Peruvian footballer
 * Hisako Arakaki (born 1977), Ryukyuan J-pop singer from Okinawa, Japan
 * Hitoe Arakaki (born 1981), the oldest member of the J-pop group SPEED in Japan
 * Kiyoshi Arakaki (born 1954), karate practitioner, historian & novelist
 * Maria Eduarda Arakaki (born 2003), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
 * Nagisa Arakaki (born 1980), professional baseball player in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball
 * Seishō Arakaki (1840–1918), Okinawan martial artist
 * Takayuki Arakaki (新垣 貴之), Japanese footballer