Arakaki is an Okinawan surname. In
Okinawan language
The Okinawan language (, , , ) or Central Okinawan, is a Northern Ryukyuan languages, Ryukyuan language spoken primarily in the southern half of the Okinawa Island, island of Okinawa, as well as in the surrounding islands of Kerama Islands, Ker ...
, it pronounced Arakachi. It means New Stone Wall or “wild enclosure”, but actually denoting the enclosure around a Shintō shrine. Notable people with the surname include:
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Alberto Arakaki
Alberto Arakaki AKA japa (born May 14, 1972) is a Brazilian professional vert skater. Japa started quad skating when he was 6 in 1978, practiced skateboarding until was 15, and went to bmx flatland from 15 to 18 years old. Them met aggressive in ...
, AKA japa (born 1972), Brazilian professional vert skater
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Ankichi Arakaki
born in 1899 in Shuri Okinawa became an Okinawan martial arts master who, despite dying at the age of 28 in 1927, is notable for aiding in the evolution of Shōrin-ryū karate. He was extremely important in the education of Shōshin Nagamine ...
(1899–1927), Okinawan martial artist
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Dennis Arakaki
Dennis Arakaki (born October 18, 1943) was an American politician and social worker.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Arakaki graduated from Farrington High School. He then went to University of Hawaii at Manoa. He worked in health care planning. Arakak ...
(born 1943), American politician and social worker
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Ernesto Arakaki (born 1979), Peruvian football defender playing for Alianza Lima
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Hayato Arakaki
is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was born on October 21, 1985. He debuted in 2013 for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
The are a Japanese professional Baseball in Japan, baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō. They co ...
, Japanese professional baseball player
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Hideyoshi Arakaki
Hideyoshi Enrique Arakaki Chinen (born 2 February 1998) is a Peruvian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), right winger for Peruvian club Alianza Atlético.
Club career
Arakaki excelled with ...
(born 1998), Peruvian footballer
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Hisako Arakaki
is a J-pop singer from Okinawa, Japan, and an original member of the group Super Monkey's. She left at the end of 1993, and later worked as a dance instructor at the Okinawa Actors School.
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(born 1977), Ryukyuan J-pop singer from Okinawa, Japan
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Hitoe Arakaki
is the oldest member of the Japanese pop group Speed, which disbanded in 2000 and reformed in 2009. She was born in Okinawa
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a populati ...
(born 1981), the oldest member of the J-pop group SPEED in Japan
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Kiyoshi Arakaki
is a karate practitioner, historian, novelist, and the founder oOkinawa Karate-Do Muso-Kai He is also the author of over 11 books.
Biography
Kiyoshi Arakaki was born on October 17, 1954, in Naha, Okinawa, Japan as the first son of Dr. Seiei Ar ...
(born 1954), karate practitioner, historian & novelist
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Maria Eduarda Arakaki
Maria Eduarda De Almeida "Duda" Arakaki (born 12 August 2003) is a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast. She represented Brazil at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and competed in the individual all-around, and she represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Oly ...
(born 2003), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
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Nagisa Arakaki
is a former Japanese professional baseball player. He is currently with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. Despite having one of the best fastballs and sliders of anyone in the league, Arakaki has battled control ...
(born 1980), professional baseball player in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball
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Seishō Arakaki (1840–1918), Okinawan martial artist
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Arakaki v. State of Hawai'i
''Arakaki v. State of Hawai'i'', 314 F.3d 1091 (9th Cir. 2002), was a lawsuit challenging the requirement that candidates for election to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs board of trustees be Native Hawaiians.
In 2000, after being barred from apply ...
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Aragaki
Aragaki (written: 新垣) is a Ryukyuan surname. Another Japanese surname also spelt Aragaki in romanisation is 荒垣.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Arakaka
Arakaka is a community in the Barima-Waini region of Guyana, standing on the Barima River and 12 miles southerly of Port Kaituma, at an altitude of 63 metres (209 feet).
It is the centre of the gold-bearing district, featuring lateritic
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Araki (disambiguation)
Araki may refer to:
People
* Araki (surname) (荒木)
* Hirohiko Araki (荒木 飛呂彦), a Japanese manga artist, fashion designer and illustrator
* Nobuyoshi Araki (荒木 経惟), a Japanese photographer and contemporary artist also known by t ...
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Japanese-language surnames
Okinawan surnames