Takano

Takano is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Ai Takano, Japanese singer
 * Aya Takano, Japanese artist and writer
 * Aya Takano (swimmer), Japanese athlete
 * Takano Chōei, scholar of the late Edo period
 * Takano Fusataro, Japanese labor activist
 * Genshin Takano (governor of Hiroshima)
 * George Takano, professional wrestler
 * Hajime Takano, Japanese journalist
 * Hassei Takano, Japanese actor
 * Hideyuki Takano (髙野 秀行), Japanese shogi player
 * Hiroshi Takano, Japanese musician
 * Isoroku Takano, birth name of Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese naval officer
 * Takano Iwasaburo, Japanese social statistician
 * Kazuaki Takano, Japanese writer of crime fiction
 * Kikuo Takano, Japanese poet and mathematician
 * Koji Takano, Japanese football player
 * Mari Takano, Japanese musician
 * Mark Takano, U.S. politician
 * Takano no Niigasa, 8th-century concubine
 * Satoshi Takano (高野 智史), Japanese shogi player
 * Shiho Takano, Japanese actress
 * Shunji Takano, Japanese wrestler
 * Susumu Takano, Japanese track athlete
 * Teppei Takano, Japanese ski jumper
 * Tetsu Takano, Japanese rock musician
 * Tomomi Takano (高野 人母美), Japanese model and boxer
 * Toshiyuki Takano, Japanese diplomat
 * Tsugi Takano, Japanese novelist
 * Urara Takano, Japanese voice actress
 * Yoshiko Takano (鷹野 淑子), Japanese speed skater
 * Yasuko Takano (鷹野 靖子), Japanese speed skater

Fictional characters

 * Bungo Takano, a character in Shadow Star
 * Kyohei Takano, a character in The Wallflower
 * Miyo Takano, a character in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni