Yamanaka

Yamanaka (山中, lit. "Middle of Mountain") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Akira Joe Yamanaka, singer for the Flower Travellin' Band
• 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
• Lisa Yamanaka
• 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

Fictional characters:

• Ino Yamanaka, a character in the Naruto Anime & Manga
• Sawako Yamanaka, a character in the K-ON! Anime & Manga

See also

• Yamanaka, Ishikawa, former town located in Enuma District
• Meiden-Yamanaka Station, train station located in Okazaki
• Lake Yamanaka, one of the Fuji Five Lakes in Japan