Asakura

Asakura (麻倉 "hemp storehouse") is a Japanese surname. It can refer to:

Real People

• Asakura clan, famous Japanese clan during Sengoku period
  • Asakura Yoshikage (1533–1573), daimyo
• Daisuke Asakura, Japanese pop artist
• George Asakura, Japanese manga artist
• Noriyuki Asakura, composer

Fictional characters

• Kasumi Asakura, of Rose Hip Rose.
• Kazumi Asakura, from Negima!: Magister Negi Magi.
• Minami Asakura and Toshio Asakura in Touch
• Ryoko Asakura, from the Suzumiya Haruhi series.
• Takeshi Asakura, aka Kamen Rider Ouja, a main villain from the Tokusatsu TV series Kamen Rider Ryuki.
• Yoh Asakura, of Shaman King
  Yoh Asakura's relatives:
  • Hao Asakura (brother)
  • Keiko Asakura (mother)
  • Kino Asakura (grandmother)
  • Mikihisa Asakura (father)
  • Yohmei Asakura (grandfather)
• Akio Asakura, a main character in Wangan Midnight.
• Junichi Asakura, of the D.C.: Da Capo series
  Junichi's relatives:
  • Nemu Asakura (adopted sister and, later, wife)
  • Otome Asakura (granddaughter), character from D.C. II: Da Capo II
  • Yume Asakura (granddaughter), character from D.C. II: Da Capo II

Places

• Asakura, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
• Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
• Asakura District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (former district)