Kajiya (usually written 加治屋) is a Japanese
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. Notable people with the surname include:
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Jim Kajiya
James Kajiya is a pioneer in the field of computer graphics. He is perhaps best known for the development of the rendering equation.
Kajiya received his PhD from the University of Utah in 1979, was a professor at Caltech from 1979 through 1994 ...
, American computer scientist
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Yoshito Kajiya
was a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kagoshima, Kagoshima
, abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Locat ...
(born 1938), Japanese politician
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Yuriko Kajiya
Yuriko Kajiya (加治屋百合子 ''Kajiya Yuriko'', born 1984) is a Japanese ballet dancer who currently performs as a principal (ballet), principal dancer with Houston Ballet. Prior to joining Houston Ballet, she danced as a soloist with Americ ...
(born 1984), Japanese ballet dancer
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Japanese-language surnames