Katsura

Katsura or Katsuura may refer to:

Architecture

 * The Katsura imperial villa, one of Japan's most important architectural treasures, and a World Heritage Site

Botany

 * Katsura, the common name for Cercidiphyllum, a genus of two species of trees native to eastern Asia

Geography

 * Katsuura, Chiba, city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
 * Katsura, Tokushima, a town in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
 * Katsura, Ibaraki, a former village in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
 * Katsura River, a Japanese river
 * Katsura, Kyoto, a suburb of Kyoto City in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

People

 * Marquess Katsura Taro (1848–1913), Japanese Prime Minister 1901–1906, 1908–1911, 1912–1913
 * Katsura Hattori (服部 桂), Japanese editor
 * Hiromi Katsura (桂 宏美), Japanese singer
 * Katsura Kogorō (桂 小五郎), a former name of Kido Takayoshi during the late Tokugawa period.
 * Masakazu Katsura (桂 正和), Japanese manga artist
 * Masako Katsura (桂 マサ子), Japanese carom billiards player
 * Hoshino Katsura (星野 桂), a Japanese manga artist
 * Katsura Shinnosuke (桂 伸乃介), Japanese rakugoka
 * Prince Katsura (桂宮宜仁親王), cousin of Emperor Akihito
 * Katsura Bunshi VI (六代 桂 文枝), Japanese TV presenter
 * Shijaku Katsura II (2代目 桂 枝雀), Japanese rakugo performer
 * Katsura Sunshine (桂 三輝), Canadian traditional Japanese rakugo comic storyteller
 * Katsura Utamaru (桂 歌丸), Japanese rakugo comedian
 * Katsura Sato (佐藤 桂), Japanese biathlete

Fictional characters

 * Hinagiku Katsura from the Hayate the Combat Butler anime and manga
 * Kotaro Katsura from the Gintama anime and manga
 * Mafune Katsura in the film Terror of Mechagodzilla
 * Kotonoha Katsura from the visual novel School Days
 * Katsura Tenjoin from YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō

Other

 * Katsura-no-miya, a branch of the Japanese Imperial Family