Miyagi (surname)

Miyagi (written: 宮城 lit. "shrine fortress") is a Japanese surname. It can be read as Miyashiro, or Naagusuku in the Ryukyu Islands. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Atsushi Miyagi (宮城 淳), Japanese tennis player
 * Chōjun Miyagi (宮城 長順), Okinawan martial artist
 * Kintaro Miyagi, Filipino footballer
 * Juma Miyagi (born 2003), Ugandan cricketer
 * Kyoko Miyagi (宮城 恭子), also known as Kyouko Tonguu, is a Japanese voice actress
 * Mai Miyagi (宮城 舞), Japanese model and television personality
 * Masafumi Miyagi (宮城 雅史), Japanese footballer
 * Michiko Miyagi
 * Michio Miyagi (宮城 道雄), Japanese koto musician
 * Mimi Miyagi (born 1973), the screen name of Filipina porn star and aspiring politician Melody Damayo
 * Riko Miyagi (宮城 理子), Japanese manga artist
 * Satoshi Miyagi (宮城 聰), Japanese theatre director
 * Vern Miyagi, United States Army general and civil servant
 * Yotoku Miyagi (宮城 与徳), Okinawan Marxist

Fictional characters

 * Mr. Miyagi, a martial arts mentor in The Karate Kid series
 * Ryota Miyagi, a character in the manga series Slam Dunk
 * Yō Miyagi, a character in the manga series Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance
 * Miyagi, the wife of Genjurō in the Japanese film Ugetsu

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