Yamauchi or Yamanouchi (やまうち or やまのうち, lit. "inside mountains") is a Japanese surname. Either name is written in

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subse ...

as 山内 while Yamanouchi can also be written as 山ノ内. Notable people with the surname include: * Yamanouchi Toyoshige, 15th feudal lord of the Tosa domain * Yamauchi Kazutoyo, first feudal lord of the Tosa domain *Kenji Yamanouchi, eponymous founder of Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., now part of

Astellas Pharma is a Japanese multinational pharmaceutical company, formed on 1 April 2005 from the merger of and . On February 5, 2020, the company announced management changes effective from April 1, 2020. Astellas is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Finan ...

* Edwin M. Yamauchi, historian and biblical scholar * Fusajiro Yamauchi, founder of Nintendo **Sekiryo Yamauchi (born Sekiryo Kaneda), second president of Nintendo, son-in-law of Fusajiro Yamauchi **

Hiroshi Yamauchi was a Japanese businessman and the third president of Nintendo, joining the company in 1949 until stepping down on 24 May 2002, being subsequently succeeded by Satoru Iwata. During his 53-year tenure, Yamauchi transformed Nintendo from a han ...

, third president of Nintendo, grandson of Fusajiro Yamauchi *

Goiti Yamauchi is a Japanese-born Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Welterweight division for Bellator MMA. As of December 13, 2022, he is #5 in the Bellator Welterweight Rankings. Background Yamauchi was born in Anjō, Aichi to ...

, Japanese-Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Kazunori Yamauchi , nicknamed "Kaz", is a Japanese game designer and professional racing driver. He is CEO of Polyphony Digital and producer of the '' Gran Turismo'' video game series. Polyphony Digital He became the president of Polyphony Digital after designin ...

, creator of the ''Gran Turismo'' videogame series *

Mara Yamauchi Mara Rosalind Yamauchi (born Mara Myers 13 August 1973) is a British long-distance track and road running athlete. She currently holds the third fastest time by a British woman over the marathon, behind former world-record holder, Paula Radcl ...

, British long-distance runner *, Japanese rower *, Japanese long-distance runner *

Wakako Yamauchi Wakako Yamauchi (October 23, 1924 – August 16, 2018) was a Japanese American writer. Her plays are considered pioneering works in Asian-American theater. Biography Yamauchi (née Nakamura) was born in Westmorland, California. Her mother and f ...

, American writer *

Tetsu Yamauchi is a Japanese retired bass guitarist. In the 1970s, he was a member of several popular hard rock bands, including Free, where he replaced former bassist Andy Fraser before the band's final album '' Heartbreaker'', and the Faces, where he replac ...

, Japanese bass guitarist for the bands '' Free'' and ''

The Faces Faces are an English rock band formed in 1969 by members of Small Faces after lead singer and guitarist Steve Marriott left to form Humble Pie. The remaining Small Faces—Ian McLagan (keyboards), Ronnie Lane (electric bass, vocals), and Kenney ...

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Akihiro Yamauchi (born 30 November 1993) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He is part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. On a college club level he plays for Aichi Gakuin University. He is captain of the Panasonic Panthers is a men's volle ...

, Japanese volleyball player Other uses: * Yamanouchi, Kamakura, a neighbourhood in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan *

Yamanouchi, Nagano is a town located in Shimotakai District in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 12,403 in 5020 households, and a population density of 47 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Yamanouchi, located in t ...

, a town in the Shimotakai District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan * Yamauchi, Saga, a former town of Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan * Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical, a company acquired by Astellas Pharma

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