Yoshikawa (surname)

Yoshikawa (written: 吉川, 吉河, 芳川 or よしかわ in hiragana) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Yoshikawa Akimasa (芳川 顕正), Japanese bureaucrat, statesman and politician
 * Aimi Yoshikawa (吉川 あいみ), Japanese gravure idol, actress and AV idol
 * Ayako Yoshikawa (吉川 綾子), Japanese sprinter and long jumper
 * Christine Yoshikawa (born 1974), Canadian-American classical pianist
 * Chuei Yoshikawa (吉川 忠英), Japanese guitarist
 * Daiki Yoshikawa (吉川 大幾), Japanese baseball player
 * Eiji Yoshikawa (吉川 英治), Japanese writer
 * Hajime Yoshikawa (吉川 元), Japanese politician
 * Haruko Yoshikawa (吉川 春子), Japanese politician
 * Hinano Yoshikawa (吉川 ひなの), Japanese actress, fashion model and singer
 * Hirokazu Yoshikawa (吉川博和), American psychologist
 * Hiroshi Yoshikawa (吉川 洋), Japanese economist
 * Juichi Yoshikawa (吉川 壽一), Japanese calligrapher
 * Kenta Yoshikawa (吉川 健太), Japanese footballer
 * Kōjirō Yoshikawa (吉川 幸次郎), Japanese sinologist
 * Kyosuke Yoshikawa (吉川 京輔), Japanese footballer
 * Mako Yoshikawa (born 1966), American writer
 * Mariko Yoshikawa (吉川 真理子), Japanese fencer
 * Miho Yoshikawa (吉川 美穂), Japanese cyclist
 * Mika Yoshikawa (吉川 美香), Japanese middle- and long-distance runner
 * Miki Yoshikawa (吉河 美希), Japanese manga artist
 * Mineo Yoshikawa (吉川 峰夫), Japanese basketball player
 * Mitsuko Yoshikawa (吉川 満子), Japanese actress
 * Mitsuo Yoshikawa (吉川 光夫), Japanese baseball player
 * Muneo Yoshikawa (吉川 宗男), Japanese academic and writer
 * Nayoko Yoshikawa (吉川 なよ子), Japanese golfer
 * Priyanka Yoshikawa (吉川 プリアンカ), Japanese beauty pageant winner
 * Saori Yoshikawa (吉川 沙織), Japanese politician
 * Shogo Yoshikawa (吉川 翔梧), Japanese footballer
 * Sōji Yoshikawa (吉川 惣司), Japanese animator
 * Susumu Yoshikawa (よしかわ 進), Japanese manga artist
 * Takamori Yoshikawa (吉川 貴盛), Japanese politician
 * Takeo Yoshikawa (吉川 猛夫), Japanese World War II spy
 * Takuya Yoshikawa (吉川 拓也), Japanese footballer
 * Teruaki Yoshikawa (吉川 輝昭), Japanese baseball player
 * Tomoki Yoshikawa (吉川 智貴), Japanese futsal player
 * Tomiko Yoshikawa (吉川とみ子), Japanese racing driver
 * Toru Yoshikawa (吉川 亨), Japanese footballer
 * Yoshikawa Tomizo (吉川 富三), Japanese photographer
 * Wataru Yoshikawa (吉川 和多留), Japanese motorcycle racer
 * Yoichiro Yoshikawa (吉川 洋一郎), Japanese composer, music arranger and film producer
 * Yoshihisa Yoshikawa (吉川 貴久), Japanese sport shooter

Fictional characters

 * Chinatsu Yoshikawa (吉川 ちなつ), a character in the manga series YuruYuri
 * Yūko Yoshikawa (吉川 優子), a character in the novel series Sound! Euphonium