Nakagawa (written: 中川, 仲川, 那珂川 or 那賀川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Akiko Nakagawa is a Japanese voice actress who was born in Sapporo. She is married to Inuyasha music composer Kaoru Wada. She is one of the voice actresses for Miyuki Nanase in ''Kindaichi Case Files'' series. Notable voice roles *Sōta Higurashi in Inuyasha *A ...

(born 1973), Japanese voice actress * Camila Nakagawa, Brazilian recurring contestant on '' The Challenge'' *, Japanese shogi player * Eric Nakagawa of

I Can Has Cheezburger? I Can Has Cheezburger? (abbreviated as ICHC) is a blog-format website featuring videos (usually involving animals) and image macros. It was created in 2007 by Eric Nakagawa (Cheezburger), from Hawaii, and his friend Kari Unebasami (Tofuburge ...

Haruka Nakagawa , is a Japanese media personality based in Indonesia. She is a former member of the Japanese idol group AKB48 and its sub-unit Watarirouka Hashiritai, as well as its Indonesian sister group JKT48, all produced by Yasushi Akimoto. Career At th ...

(born 1992), Japanese idol, member of

JKT48 JKT48 (read as "J. K. T. forty-eight") is an Indonesian-Japanese Japanese idol, idol girl group whose name is derived from its based city of Jakarta and the Japanese idol group AKB48. Formed in 2011, the group is the first AKB48 sister group outs ...

* Hidenao Nakagawa (born 1944), Japanese politician * Kunio Nakagawa (1898-1944), colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army *

Nobuo Nakagawa was a Japanese film director, most famous for the stylized, folk tale-influenced horror films he made in the 1950s and 1960s. Career Born in Kyoto, Nakagawa was early on influenced by proletarian literature and wrote amateur film reviews to th ...

(1905–1984), Japanese director *

Nakagawa Hidemasa Nakagawa Hidemasa (中川秀政; 1568 – November 27, 1592) was a samurai commander in the Azuchi–Momoyama period. He was the eldest son of Nakagawa Kiyohide. His young brother was Nakagawa Hidenari. His wife was Tsuruhime who was the daughter ...

(1568–1592), samurai *

Nakagawa Hidenari (1570 – September 9, 1612) was a Japanese ''daimyō'' in the Azuchi–Momoyama to Edo period. He was the 2nd son of Nakagawa Kiyohide. Career In 1582, Kiyohide died in the Battle of Shizugatake and Hidenari's brother Hidemasa succeeded t ...

(1570–1612), Japanese daimyō *, Japanese swimmer *

Nakagawa Kiyohide Nakagawa Kiyohide (中川清秀; 1542 – June 6, 1583) was a ''daimyō'' in Azuchi–Momoyama period. His childhood name was Nakagawa Toranosuke (中川虎之助). His common name was Nakagawa Sebe (中川瀬兵衛). Biography His fathe ...

(1556–1583), Japanese daimyō *

Masaharu Nakagawa (House of Representatives) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Matsusaka, Mie and graduate of Georgetown University in the United States he was electe ...

, member of the Japanese House of Representatives *

Masaharu Nakagawa (House of Councillors) Masaharu Nakagawa may refer to: *Masaharu Nakagawa (House of Representatives) is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) as a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. A native of Matsusaka ...

, member of the Japanese House of Councillors *, Japanese field hockey player * Nakagawa Oyakata, Japanese sumo wrestler and head coach of

Nakagawa stable Nakagawa stable (中川部屋 ''Nakagawa-beya'') was a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tokitsukaze ''ichimon'' or group of stables. It was founded on January 26, 2017 with nine wrestlers, all of whom were previously members of Kasugayama stab ...

* Rieko Nakagawa (中川李枝子), a Japanese children's book writer and lyricist *

Ryoji Nakagawa is a member of the Supreme Court of Japan.Justices of the Supreme Court
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Shoichi Nakagawa (1953–2009), Japanese politician *

Shoko Nakagawa is a Japanese media personality, actress, voice actress, illustrator, and singer. Also known by her nickname , she is best known as the presenter of ''Pokémon Sunday'', and as the performer of the opening theme from the anime ''Gurren Lagann'' ...

(born 1985), Japanese idol *, Japanese footballer *

Soen Nakagawa was a Taiwanese-born Japanese rōshi and Zen Buddhist master in the Rinzai tradition. An enigmatic figure, Nakagawa had a major impact on Zen as it was practiced in the 20th century, both in Japan and abroad. Early life Soen Nakagawa was born a ...

(1907–1984), Japanese teacher of Zen Buddhism *

Teruhito Nakagawa is a Japanese professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Winger, winger or a Forward (association football)#Inside forward, forward for club FC Tokyo. Club career Early career Born in Kana ...

(born 1992), Japanese footballer *

Tomoka Nakagawa is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. After being trained by Taka Michinoku, she started her career in his Kaientai Dojo promotion in September 2004. After leaving Kaientai Dojo in 2007, Nakagawa briefly joined Ibuki, where she underwent ...

(born 1981), Japanese professional wrestler *

Yūko Nakagawa is a Japanese politician in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). She represented Hokkaido in the House of Representatives from 2012 to 2017. Her husband, Shōichi Nakagawa, was also a politician, serving as Minister of Finance of Japan in 2008 a ...

(born 1958), Japanese politician *

Yuri Nakagawa is a Japanese fashion model, public figure and popular fashion blogger. She is an official fashion blogger for JFW, which is an international fashion exhibition, regularly organized by prominent Japanese fashion newspaper, Senken Shimbun.Satenst ...

, Japanese fashion model, public figure and fashion blogger * Stephen Nakagawa, (born 1994), ballet dancer with The Washington Ballet

Fictional characters

* Noriko Nakagawa and Yuka Nakagawa ('' Battle Royale'') * Shinji Nakagawa (''

Megazone 23 is a four-part Japanese cyberpunk original video animation created by Noboru Ishiguro, written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama and Emu Arii, and directed by Ishiguro, Ichiro Itano, Kenichi Yatagai, and Shinji Aramaki. The series debuted in 1985. It ...

'') * Kanon Nakagawa (''

The World God Only Knows , abbreviated as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tamiki Wakaki. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 2008 to April 2014, with its chapters collected in 26 ''tankōbon'' vol ...

'') * Shun Nakagawa (''

Gantz ''Gantz'' (stylized as ''GANTZ'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from June 2000 to June 2013, with its chapters collected i ...

'') * Oran Nakagawa and her brother Hiroshi (''

Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction , also abbreviated as ''DDDDD'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It is about two high school girls who struggle with the mundanity of life after an alien spaceship descends on Japan. The manga was serialized ...

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