Yamanaka
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Yamanaka (山中) is a Japanese surname and may refer to various people and places.
[edit] People
- Sadao Yamanaka (1909—1938), a Japanese film director and writer
- Tsuyoshi Yamanaka (1939-), a Japanese olympic swimmer
- Sawao Yamanaka (1968-), the frontman of the bands The Pillows
- Lois-Ann Yamanaka (1961-), a Japanese American poet and novelist from Hawaii
- Shinya Yamanaka, a Japanese physician and stem cell biologist
- Kaku Yamanaka (1894—2008), a Japanese supercentenarian
- Akiko Yamanaka (1945-), a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party
[edit] Places
- Yamanaka, Ishikawa, a town located in Enuma District
- Meiden-Yamanaka Station, a train station located in Okazaki
- Lake Yamanaka, one of the Fuji Five Lakes in Japan