Shimizu
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Shimizu (清水, "pure water") is the 20th most common Japanese surname and the name of several places in Japan.
People named Shimizu:
- Shimizu Rinzo (author)
- Shimizu Satomu (also named Yamamoto Shugoro, author)
- Shimizu Takashi (film director)
- Shimizu Yoshinori (author)
- Hiroyasu Shimizu (speed skater)
- Kenji Shimizu (aikido teacher)
- Masayoshi Shimizu (mayor, Ota, Gunma)
- Jenny Shimizu (actress)
Fictional characters named Shimizu:
Houses named Shimizu:
- The Tokugawa Shimizu were descendants of Tokugawa Ieshige through his son Tokugawa Shigeyoshi, and ranked among the gosankyo.
Places named Shimizu:
- Shimizu -chō, town, Fukui Prefecture
- Shimizu -chō, town, Shizuoka Prefecture
- Shimizu-ku, ward of the city of Shizuoka
- Shimizu -chō, town, Wakayama Prefecture
- Shimizu -chō, town, Hokkaido Prefecture
Other uses of Shimizu:
- Shimizu S-Pulse, J. League soccer/football team based in Shizuoka
- Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid, a building envisioned for construction in Tokyo