Akashi (surname)

Akashi (written: 明石) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• , Japanese poet
• , Japanese Buddhist monk
• , Japanese race walker
• Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese musical arranger
• , Japanese musician
• , Japanese samurai
• , Japanese general and Governor General of Taiwan
• , Japanese sumo wrestler
• , Japanese diplomat

Fictional characters:

• Akashi Kaoru, character in Psychic Squad
• Akashi, character in the film Ra.One
• Akashi SeijÅ«rō, character in Kuroko's Basketball
• Akashi Yuuna, character in Negima! Magister Negi Magi
• Akaashi Keiji, character in Haikyu!!
• Akashi Takeomi, character in Tokyo Revengers