Miyagi (written: 宮城 lit. "shrine fortress") is a Japanese surname. It can be read as

Miyashiro is a town located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 33,823 in 15,234 households and a population density of 2100 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Miyashiro is located in centra ...

, or ''Naagusuku'' in the

Ryukyu Islands The , also known as the or the , are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yonaguni ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese tennis player *, Okinawan martial artist * Kintaro Miyagi, Filipino footballer *, also known as Kyouko Tonguu, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese model and television personality *, Japanese footballer *

Michiko Miyagi , better known by her ring names and , is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Gleat. She is also known for her tenure with World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is a former Artist of Stardom Champion. Prof ...

*, Japanese koto musician *

Mimi Miyagi Melody Damayo (born July 3, 1973), known professionally as Mimi Miyagi, is a Filipino-American model, film director, and former pornographic actress. In 2011, ''Complex'' magazine ranked her at #12 in their list of "The Top 50 Hottest Asian Po ...

(born 1973), screen name of Filipina porn star and aspiring politician Melody Damayo *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese theatre director * Vern Miyagi, United States Army general and civil servant *, Okinawan Marxist

Fictional characters

Mr. Miyagi Mr. Miyagi (June 9, 1925 – November 15, 2011) is a fictional character in the original films (1984-1994) of the ''Karate Kid'' franchise. He is a karate master (portrayed by Pat Morita) who mentors Daniel LaRusso and Julie Pierce. Although he ...

, a martial arts mentor in ''The Karate Kid'' series *Ryota Miyagi, a character in the manga series ''

Slam Dunk A slam dunk, also simply known as dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by shoving the ball directly through the basket with one ...

'' *Yō Miyagi, a character in the manga series '' Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance'' *Miyagi, the wife of Genjurō in the Japanese film ''

Ugetsu , is a 1953 Japanese historical drama and fantasy film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi starring Masayuki Mori and Machiko Kyō. It is based on two stories in Ueda Akinari's 1776 book of the same name, combining elements of the '' jidaigeki'' ( ...

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