Yamazaki
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Yamazaki (山崎, 山嵜, 山咲, etc.; the first being the most common) can refer to several Japanese people, places and characters. The same characters are for some purposes pronounced Yamasaki.
[edit] Real people
- Yamazaki (family)
- Yamazaki Ansai, philosopher
- Erina Yamazaki, voice actor
- Hiroshi Yamazaki, photographer
- Yamazaki Hōdai, poet
- Itsuki Yamazaki, wrestler
- Kazuo Yamazaki, wrestler
- Masayoshi Yamazaki, musician
- Yamazaki Maso, musician
- Naka Yamazaki, courtesan
- Naoko Yamazaki, trainee astronaut
- Ryo Yamazaki, video game music composer
- Shunpei Yamazaki, inventor
- Yamazaki Sōkan, poet
- Yamazaki Susumu, Shinsengumi officer and spy
- Takashi Yamazaki, film director
- Takumi Yamazaki, voice actor
- Tizuka Yamazaki, Brazilian film director
- Tsutomu Yamazaki, actor
- Wakana Yamazaki, voice actor
- Yuki Yamazaki, walker
[edit] Fictional characters
- Kaoru Yamazaki, from Welcome to the N.H.K.
- Linna Yamazaki, a fictional character from the anime series Bubblegum Crisis
- Ryuji Yamazaki, an SNK character
- Shinya Yamazaki, a fictional character from William Gibson's The Bridge trilogy
- Takashi Yamazaki, a fictional character from Cardcaptor Sakura anime
- Tanpopo Yamazaki, a fictional character from the manga series Imadoki!
- Sagaru Yamazaki, a fictional character from the manga series Gintama
[edit] Places, other
- Yamazaki, an area in Japan along the border of Shimamoto, Osaka and Oyamazaki, Kyoto, which is the site of:
- Battle of Yamazaki, a battle fought in 1582
- Yamazaki Distillery, Japan's first whisky distillery
- Yamazaki Station (Kyoto), a railway station
- Daily Yamazaki, convenience store
- Yamazaki Mazak Corporation