Tanikawa

Tanikawa (written: 谷川, "valley river") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Harue Tanikawa (谷川 治恵), Japanese shogi player
 * Kanako Tanikawa (谷川 可奈子), Japanese cyclist
 * Sadaharu Tanikawa (谷川 貞治), Japanese combat sports promoter
 * Shuntarō Tanikawa (谷川 俊太郎), Japanese poet and translator
 * Teijiro Tanikawa (谷川 禎次郎), Japanese swimmer
 * Tetsuzō Tanikawa (谷川 徹三), Japanese philosopher
 * Tsuyoshi Tanikawa (谷川 烈), Japanese footballer