Yoshika ( ja, よしか or ヨシカ) is a unisex

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

of Japanese origin. It may refer to:

People

Yoshika (singer) is a Japanese singer, who sings mainly with R&B influences. Her major label debut album, ''Timeless'', was released in January 2006. Biography Yoshika spent much of her youth in Canada and the United States, studying at a high school in Modesto ...

(born 1983), a Japanese singer *

Yoshika Arai Yoshika Arai ( ja, 荒井悦加, née Tatsumi ja, 辰巳; born 26 February 1982) is a Japanese middle- and long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Her personal best for that event is 9:55.93 minutes. She took up th ...

(born 1982), Japanese steeplechase runner * Yoshika Katou, the stage name of

Leilani Gaja is a Japanese model and actress from Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropoli ...

in Japan *

Inoue Yoshika Marshal Admiral Viscount was a career naval officer and admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during Meiji-period Japan. Biography Born in what is now part of Kagoshima city, as the son of a ''samurai'' retainer of the Satsuma Domain, Inoue ...

, (1845–1929) a career naval officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy *

Yoshika Matsubara is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is the current manager of Iwate Grulla Morioka from 2023. Matsubara is the CEO of Felice Mondo Inc., football instructor (Gyosei International School General Manager of Astra International cou ...

(born 1974), a retired Japanese football player * Yoshika Mizuno (born 1955), a professional Japanese 2 dan Go player * Yoshika Yuhnagi (1983-2001), a Japanese model

Fictional characters

* Yoshika Miyafuji, one of the main characters in the anime adaptation of ''Strike Witches'' * Yoshika Miyako, one of the main characters in

Ten Desires is the thirteenth main game of the ''Touhou Project'' dōjin game, dōjin scrolling shooter series made by Team Shanghai Alice. Gameplay ''Ten Desires'' retains the same core gameplay mechanics of the rest of the ''Touhou'' games, in which th ...

* Hanamoto Yoshika, a character and a

Miko A , or shrine maiden,Groemer, 28. is a young priestess who works at a Shinto shrine. were once likely seen as shamans,Picken, 140. but are understood in modern Japanese culture to be an institutionalized role in daily life, trained to perform ...

in '' Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Bouquet of Brilliance''.

Place names

Yoshika, Shimane is a town located in Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It was formed on October 1, 2005 from the merger of the town of Muikaichi, and the village of Kakinoki, both from Kanoashi District. As of March 1, 2017 the town has a popul ...

, a town in Shimane Prefecture, Japan

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