Yamashita

Yamashita (written: 山下 lit. "under the mountain") is the 29th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Akihiko Yamashita (born 1966), Japanese animator
 * Ayaka Yamashita (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Bruce Yamashita, U.S. military lawyer
 * Emiko Yamashita (山下 恵美子), Japanese handball player
 * Yamashita Gentarō (Gentarō Yamashita) (1863–1931), Japanese admiral
 * Gota Yamashita (born 1989), Japanese mixed martial artist
 * Haruhiro Yamashita (born 1938), Japanese gymnast
 * Haruka Yamashita (山下 晴加), Japanese model and beauty pageant winner
 * Hikaru Yamashita (山下 光), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Hiroko Yamashita (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Iris Yamashita, U.S. screenwriter
 * Jun Yamashita (山下 潤), Japanese sprinter
 * Karen Tei Yamashita (born 1951), Japanese-American writer
 * Keigo Yamashita (born 1978), Japanese Go player
 * Kazuhito Yamashita (born 1961), Japanese classical guitarist
 * Kinuyo Yamashita, Japanese composer
 * Kumi Yamashita (born 1968), artist
 * Kyle Yamashita (born 1959), American politician
 * Maki Yamashita (born 1974), Japanese pop musician
 * Mayuko Yamashita (山下 真由子), Japanese mathematician
 * Michinori Yamashita (born 1953), Japanese mathematician
 * Miyu Yamashita (山下 実優), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Miyuki Yamashita (山下 美幸), Japanese rower
 * Mizuki Yamashita (born 1999), Japanese idol and actress
 * Norifumi Yamashita (born 1962), Japanese triple jumper
 * Reiko Yamashita (born 1973), Japanese pop musician
 * Yamashita Rin (山下 りん), Japanese painter
 * Rina Yamashita (山下 リナ), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Ryoji Yamashita (山下 諒時), Japanese footballer
 * Sachiko Yamashita (born 1964), Japanese long-distance runner
 * Sadako Yamashita (山下 貞子), Japanese swimmer
 * Shiori Yamashita (山下 栞), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Yamashita Shintaro (山下新太郎, 1881-1966), Japanese painter
 * Stomu Yamashta or Yamashita Tsutomu (born 1947), Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer
 * Tadashi Yamashita (born 1942), Japanese-born American martial artist
 * Takuji Yamashita (1874-1959), Japanese-American civil rights pioneer
 * Tatsuro Yamashita (born 1953), Japanese musician and record producer
 * Tokuo Yamashita (1919–2014), Japanese politician
 * Tomohisa Yamashita (born 1985), Japanese pop musician
 * Tomoya Yamashita (山下 友也), Japanese sport shooter
 * Tomoyuki Yamashita (1885-1946), Japanese general
 * Toru Yamashita (born 1988), Japanese guitarist
 * Yasuhiro Yamashita (born 1957), Japanese judoka
 * Yoshiteru Yamashita (born 1977), Japanese footballer
 * Yamashita Yoshitsugu (1865-1935), Japanese Judo exponent
 * Yosuke Yamashita (born 1942), Japanese jazz musician
 * Sachio Yamashita, Japanese-American artist, abstract painter and muralist

Fictional characters

 * Mari Yamashita