Arakawa (surname)

Arakawa (written: 荒川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Adele Arakawa (born 1958), American evening news anchor
 * Akio Arakawa (1927–2021), climate scientist
 * Alan Arakawa (born 1951), American local politician, mayor of Maui, Hawaii
 * Daisuke Arakawa (荒川 大輔), Japanese long jumper
 * Eriko Arakawa (荒川 恵理子), Japanese women's footballer
 * Hachiro Arakawa (荒川 八郎), Japanese water polo player
 * Hiromu Arakawa (荒川 弘), Japanese manga artist
 * Hiroshi Arakawa (荒川 博), Japanese baseball player
 * Miho Arakawa (荒川 美穂), Japanese voice actress
 * Minoru Arakawa (荒川 實), Japanese businessman, former president of Nintendo of America
 * Mitsu Arakawa (1927–1997), American professional wrestler
 * Naoshi Arakawa (新川 直司), Japanese manga artist
 * Naruhisa Arakawa (荒川 稔久), Japanese screenwriter
 * Nihito Arakawa (荒川 仁人), Japanese boxer
 * Shintarō Arakawa (荒川 慎太郎), Japanese linguist
 * Shizuka Arakawa (荒川 静香), Japanese figure skater
 * Shusaku Arakawa (荒川 修作), Japanese artist and architect
 * Tomoyuki Arakawa (荒川 知幸), Japanese mathematician
 * Toru Arakawa (荒川 通), Japanese karateka
 * Toshiyuki Arakawa (荒川 敏行), Japanese composer
 * Toyozō Arakawa (荒川 豊蔵), Japanese potter
 * Yasuhiko Arakawa (荒川 泰彦), Japanese physicist
 * Yoshiyoshi Arakawa (荒川 良々), Japanese actor
 * Yuta Arakawa (荒川 雄太), Japanese baseball player