Sakurai (surname)

Sakurai (written: 桜井 or 櫻井 lit. "well of the Cherry blossom") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Atsushi Sakurai (born 1966), vocalist for the band Buck-Tick
• Hayato Sakurai (born 1975), mixed martial arts fighter
• J. J. Sakurai (1933–1982), physicist
• Kazutoshi Sakurai (born 1970), musician
• Masahiro Sakurai (born 1970), game designer
• Masaru Sakurai (born 1955), singer for The Alfee
• Makoto Sakurai (born 1972), right-wing activist
• Sho Sakurai (born 1982), singer, actor
• Takahiro Sakurai (born 1974), voice actor
• Tokutaro Sakurai, (1897-1980), general, Imperial Japanese Army
• Yoshiko Sakurai (born 1945), journalist

Fictional characters:

• Kanade Sakurai, one of the main characters in the anime/manga Candy Boy
• Shizuku Sakurai, one of the supporting characters in the anime/manga Candy Boy
• Yukino Sakurai, another one of the main characters in the anime/manga Candy Boy
• Yuuto Sakurai, one of the supporting characters in the television series Kamen Rider Den-O
• Rihoko Sakurai, one of the 6 lead females of the anime and manga Amagami SS
• Tomoki Sakurai, main character of Sora no Otoshimono