Akiyama
Akiyama is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Akiyama Yoshifuru, general in the Imperial Japanese Army and considered father of the Japanese Cavalry
- Denis Akiyama, Japanese-Canadian actor and voice actor
- Iwao Akiyama, Japanese printmaker
- Jiro Akiyama, Japanese professional Go player
- Jun Akiyama, Japanese professional wrestler
- Kazuhiko Akiyama, Japanese massage therapist, former crab fisherman, best known for being the very first grand champion of the Sasuke competitions
- Kazuyoshi Akiyama, Japanese conductor
- Koji Akiyama, Japanese baseball manager, former player
- Makio Akiyama, Japanese astronomer
- Miyuki Akiyama, Japanese volleyball player
- Mizuhito Akiyama, Japanese writer
- Akiyama Nobutomo, Japanese samurai
- Rina Akiyama, Japanese actress, gravure idol and television personality
- Rina Akiyama, Japanese Paralympic swimmer
- Runa Akiyama, Japanese voice actress
- Ryōji Akiyama, Japanese photographer
- Satoko Akiyama, Japanese female pop artist
- Saneyuki Akiyama, admiral of the Japanese Navy in the Russo-Japanese War, younger brother of Yoshifuru
- Shogo Akiyama, Japanese professional baseball player
- Shōtarō Akiyama, Japanese photographer
- Shun Akiyama, Japanese literary critic
- Tadashima Akiyama, a 16th-century samurai known for being defeated by Miyamoto Musashi
- Tadasuke Akiyama, Japanese photographer
- Tahiro Akiyama, Japanese biologist
- Tamayo Akiyama, Japanese shōjo manga author and artist
- Teruo Akiyama, admiral of the Japanese Navy in World War II
- Teruyoshi Akiyama, Japanese sport shooter
- Tetuzi Akiyama, Japanese guitarist, violinist, and instrument-maker
- Tokuzō Akiyama, Japanese chef
- Toyohiro Akiyama, Japanese television journalist and cosmonaut
- Yasunari Akiyama, Japanese sport wrestler
- Yoshihiro Akiyama, judoka and mixed martial artist who has fought representing both South Korea and Japan
- Yoshiko Akiyama, Japanese archer
- Yūtokutaishi Akiyama, Japanese engraver artist
- Yuzuki Akiyama, Japanese actress
Fictional characters
- Mio Akiyama, a character in the manga series K-On!
- Ren Akiyama, a character in the television series Kamen Rider Ryuki
- Ryo Akiyama, a character in the anime series Digimon Tamers
- Shinichi Akiyama, a character in the manga series Liar Game
- Jan Akiyama|秋山 醤, lead character from the manga series Iron Wok Jan
- Kaiichiro Akiyama and Baku Akiyama, family members of the lead character from Iron Wok Jan
- Yukari Akiyama, a character in the anime series Girls und Panzer
- Shun Akiyama, a character in the Yakuza
