Tachikawa (surname)

Tachikawa (written: 立川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Akira Tachikawa, Japanese opera singer
 * Keiji Tachikawa (立川 敬二), Japanese businessman and president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
 * Kotaro Tachikawa (立川 小太郎), Japanese footballer
 * Kyouichi Tachikawa (立川 京一), Japanese historian
 * Megumi Tachikawa (立川 恵), Japanese manga artist
 * Sae Tachikawa (立川 サエ), Japanese-American educator
 * Tachikawa Sumito (立川清登), Japanese operatic baritone, radio host, and television personality
 * Takashi Tachikawa (立川 隆史), Japanese baseball player
 * Yuzuru Tachikawa (立川 譲), Japanese director

Fictional characters

 * Mimi Tachikawa (太刀川 ミミ), a character in the anime series Digimon Adventure