Yoshida (written: 吉田 lit. "lucky ricefield") is the 11th most common

Japanese surname Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

. A less common variant is 芳田 (lit. "fragrant ricefield").

Notable people with the surname

* Ai Yoshida, Japanese sailor *, Japanese idol, singer and model *, Japanese video game artist *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese football *, Japanese singer * Asami Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese rower *, Japanese artist * Baret Yoshida (born 1975), American mixed martial artist * Bill Yoshida (1921–2005), American comic book letterer *, Japanese puppeteer *, Japanese curler *, Japanese artist *, Japanese film director *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese javelin thrower *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese artist *, 17th-century Japanese ''ukiyo-e'' artist *, Japanese cartographer *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist *, Japanese music critic and literary critic *, Japanese actress *, Japanese conductor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese painter and printmaker *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese artist *, Japanese architect *, Japanese politician *, Chinese-born Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese Shinto priest * Kanso Yoshida (1895–1973), Japanese-born British seaman *, Japanese baseball player *, one of the physicists after which the RKKY interaction is named *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese footballer and manager * Ken'ichi Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese anime producer and illustrator * Yoshida Kenkō (1283–1350), monk, author *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer * Kiso Yoshida (1919–2005), Japanese artist *, Japanese samurai and diplomat *, Japanese composer *, member of the World Scout Committee, World Scout Foundation, and the International Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of Nippon *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese film director * Kōtarō Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese synchronized swimmer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese hurdler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese women's footballer *

Masami Yoshida (disambiguation) Masami Yoshida may refer to: *, Japanese javelin thrower *, Japanese sprinter {{hndis, Yoshida, Masami ...

, multiple people * Masao Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese actor and musician *, Japanese virologist *, Japanese footballer *, Imperial Japanese Navy officer and writer *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese musician *, Japanese ballet dancer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese video game producer, director and designer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese computer scientist *, Japanese saxophonist * Ray Yoshida (1930–2009), American artist *, Japanese screenwriter and manga artist *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese Nordic combined skier *, Japanese actress. She changed her stage name to Ai Yoshikawa in 2017. *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese idol, singer and rapper *, Japanese politician * Rui Yoshida (1864–1954), Japanese artist *, Japanese photojournalist * Ruriko Yoshida, Japanese-American mathematician and statistician *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese writer and communist *, Japanese voice actress *Sensha Yoshida, manga artist, known as the author of '' Utsurun Desu.'' *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese diplomat, politician and Prime Minister of Japan *, Japanese diplomat and politician *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese scholar *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese writer *, Japanese baseball player and coach *, Japanese entertainer *, Japanese musician *, pen-name of Sunao Matsumoto, Japanese writer *, Japanese artist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese baseballer *, Japanese high jumper *, better known as Taka Michinoku, Japanese professional wrestler *, better known as Cyber Kong, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese comedian *, Japanese footballer * Takeshi Yoshida, Japanese engineer *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese puppeteer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese illustrator and character designer *, Japanese musician *, Japanese architect *, Japanese nurse *, Japanese pathologist *, Japanese actor *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese writer *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese printmaker *, Japanese football referee *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese manga artist and businessman known as Ippei Kuri *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese sport wrestler * Yoshio Yoshida (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese sailor *, Japanese tennis player * Yuka Yoshida (cricketer) (born 1989), Japanese women cricketer * Yuki Yoshida, Canadian film producer *, Japanese curler *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese judoka *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral * Luka Yoshida-Martin (born 2001), Australian rules footballer

Fictional characters

*, a character in the manga series ''Detective Conan'' *, a character in the manga series ''

Kimi ni Todoke is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Karuho Shiina. It was published by Shueisha in ''Bessatsu Margaret'' from 2005 to 2017 and collected in 30 volumes. The story follows Sawako Kuronuma, a high school girl misunde ...

'' *Jin Yoshida, a character in the video game '' Soma'' *, a character in the light novel series ''Shakugan no Shana'' *, better known as Sunpyre, a character in Marvel Comics *Miki Yoshida, a character in the OEL manga series ''

Miki Falls ''Miki Falls'' is an OEL manga series written and illustrated by Mark Crilley. It is structured as a four-volume series, each book taking place during one of the seasons over the course of a year. Plot ''Miki Falls'' is set in the small town o ...

'' *, better known as Sunfire, a character in Marvel Comics *, a character in the manga series ''Assassination Classroom'' *, a character in the light novel series '' Is This a Zombie?'' *Masaki Yoshida (吉田茉咲), a secondary character in the manga WataMote *Saki Yoshida (吉田咲), the main character of the infamous hentai manga

Metamorphosis Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops including birth transformation or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's body structure through cell growth and different ...

(sometimes called Emergence) *Yoshida Shouyou, one of the most important character in the

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

and

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

series

Gintama is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to September 2018, later in '' Jump Giga'' from December 2018 ...

(being the main character,

Gintoki Sakata is a fictional character in the manga and anime franchise ''Gintama'' created by Hideaki Sorachi. Gintoki is the protagonist of the series and his name serves as part of the basis of the series' title. He is introduced as a former rebellion, rebe ...

's teacher) created by

Hideaki Sorachi is the pen name of a Japanese manga artist, most well known for his manga ''Gintama,'' which began serialization in 2003 and ended in 2019. He has also written numerous one-shots, including ''Dandelion'', for which he won the Tenkaichi Honourab ...

. He is based on Yoshida Shoin.

Notable people with the surname

Fictional characters

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