Yamazaki

Yamazaki or Yamasaki (written: 山崎 lit. "mountain promontory") is the 22nd most common Japanese surname. Less common variants are 山﨑 and 山咲. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Amy Yamazaki, British actress
 * Arturo Yamasaki, Peruvian-Mexican football referee
 * Yamazaki Ansai (山崎 闇斎), Japanese philosopher and scholar
 * Erii Yamazaki (山崎 エリイ), Japanese voice actress
 * Erina Yamazaki (山崎 依里奈), Japanese voice actress
 * Haruka Yamazaki (山崎 はるか), Japanese voice actress and singer
 * Hideaki Yamazaki (山崎 秀晃), Japanese kickboxer
 * Hiroko Yamasaki (山崎 浩子), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
 * Hirona Yamazaki (山崎 紘菜), Japanese actress
 * Hironari Yamazaki (山崎 弘也), Japanese comedian
 * Hiroshi Yamazaki (山崎 博), Japanese photographer
 * Hiroshi Yamazaki (weightlifter) (山崎 弘), Japanese weightlifter
 * Hisatoshi Yamazaki (山崎 久寿), Japanese field hockey player
 * Hōdai Yamazaki (山崎 方代), Japanese poet
 * Hōsei Yamasaki (山崎 邦正), better known as Hōsei Tsukitei, Japanese comedian and rakugo performer
 * Housui Yamazaki (山崎 峰水), Japanese manga artist
 * Ikusaburo Yamazaki (山崎 育三郎), Japanese actor and singer
 * Itzuki Yamazaki (山崎 五紀), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Iwao Yamazaki (山崎 巌), Japanese lawyer, politician and cabinet minister
 * Joann Yamazaki (山崎 ジョアン), Japanese television personality
 * Jun Yamazaki (山崎 潤), Japanese diplomat
 * Kaishu Yamazaki (山﨑 海秀), Japanese footballer
 * Katsuki Yamazaki (山崎 勝己), Japanese baseball player
 * Kazuhiko Yamazaki (山崎 一彦), Japanese hurdler
 * Kazuo Yamazaki (山崎 一夫), Japanese professional wrestler and commentator
 * Kōji Yamazaki (山崎 幸二), Japanese general
 * Kengo Yamazaki (山﨑 謙吾), Japanese sprinter
 * Kenta Yamazaki (山崎 健太), Japanese footballer
 * Kento Yamazaki (山﨑 賢人), Japanese actor
 * Kore Yamazaki (ヤマザキ コレ), Japanese manga artist
 * Kōji Yamazaki (山崎 幸二), Japanese general
 * Kosuke Yamazaki (山﨑 浩介), Japanese footballer
 * Kotaro Yamazaki (山崎 光太郎), Japanese footballer
 * Kunio Yamazaki, Japanese biologist
 * Kyoko Yamazaki (山崎 京子), Japanese archer
 * Lindsey Yamasaki (born 1980), American women's basketball player
 * Makoto Yamazaki (山崎 真), Japanese footballer and manager
 * Mami Yamasaki (山崎 真実), Japanese gravure idol and actress
 * Mari Yamazaki (ヤマザキ マリ), Japanese manga artist
 * Mario Yamasaki, Brazilian mixed martial arts referee
 * Marumi Yamazaki (山崎 円美), Japanese women's footballer
 * Masaaki Yamazaki (山崎 正昭), Japanese politician
 * Masaharu Yamazaki (山崎 正晴), Japanese cross-country skier
 * Masakazu Yamazaki (山崎 正和), Japanese writer, literary critic and philosopher
 * Masato Yamazaki (footballer, born 1981) (山﨑 雅人), Japanese footballer
 * Masato Yamazaki (footballer, born 1990) (山﨑 正登), Japanese footballer
 * Masayoshi Yamazaki (山崎 まさよし), Japanese musician
 * Maso Yamazaki (山崎 マゾ), Japanese musician
 * Maya Yamazaki (山崎 摩耶), Japanese politician
 * Mei Yamazaki (山崎 愛生), singer and member of the j-pop girl group Morning Musume
 * Minoru Yamasaki (山崎 實), Japanese-American architect
 * Miyozo Yamazaki (山崎 三四造), Japanese archaeologist
 * Naka Yamazaki, better known as Sophia Wilson, Japanese courtesan
 * Nao-Cola Yamazaki (山崎 ナオコーラ), Japanese writer
 * Naoko Yamazaki (山崎 直子), Japanese astronaut
 * Naomasa Yamasaki (山崎 直方), Japanese geographer
 * Naoyuki Yamazaki (山崎 直之), Japanese footballer
 * Nobue Yamazaki (山崎 信恵), Japanese gymnast
 * Osamu Yamazaki (山崎 修), Japanese freestyle skier
 * Ryo Yamazaki (山崎 良), Japanese video game composer
 * Ryoji Yamazaki (山崎 良次), Japanese bobsledder
 * Sachiko Yamazaki (山崎 幸子), Japanese swimmer
 * Shigueto Yamasaki (born 1966), Brazilian judoka
 * Shinji Yamasaki (山崎 慎次), Japanese water polo player
 * Shunpei Yamazaki (山崎 舜平), Japanese inventor
 * Yamazaki Sōkan (山崎 宗鑑), Japanese poet
 * Yamazaki Susumu (山崎 烝), Shinsengumi officer and spy
 * Takashi Yamazaki (山崎 貴), Japanese film director, screenwriter and visual effects director
 * Takumi Yamazaki (山崎 たくみ), Japanese voice actor
 * Takayuki Yamasaki (山崎 隆之), Japanese shogi player
 * Taku Yamasaki (山崎 拓), Japanese politician
 * Terutomo Yamazaki (山崎 照朝), Japanese karateka and kickboxer
 * Tizuka Yamasaki (born 1949), Brazilian film director
 * Tomio Yamazaki (山崎 富美雄), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Tsugio Yamazaki (山崎 次男), Japanese sport wrestler
 * Tsuruko Yamazaki (山崎 つる子), Japanese artist
 * Tsutomu Yamazaki (山崎 努), Japanese actor
 * Wakana Yamazaki (山崎 和佳奈), Japanese voice actress
 * Yasuaki Yamasaki (山崎 康晃), Japanese baseball player
 * Yasutsugu Yamasaki, Japanese engineer designer of the Akashi Bridge
 * Yasuyo Yamasaki (山崎 保代), Imperial Japanese Army officer
 * Yuki Yamasaki (山﨑 夕貴), Japanese announcer
 * Yuki Yamazaki (racewalker) (山崎 勇喜), Japanese racewalker
 * Yuki Yamazaki (footballer) (山崎 侑輝), Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

 * Asami Yamazaki, from the Audition horror film
 * Kaoru Yamazaki, from Welcome to the N.H.K.
 * Linna Yamazaki, from the anime series Bubblegum Crisis
 * Ryuji Yamazaki, a SNK character
 * Takashi Yamazaki, from Cardcaptor Sakura anime
 * Tanpopo Yamazaki, from the manga series Imadoki!
 * Sagaru Yamazaki, from the manga series Gintama
 * Sosuke Yamazaki, from the anime series Free! - Eternal Summer