Arakawa (surname)

Not to be confused with Arikawa, another Japanese surname.

Arakawa (written: 荒川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adele Arakawa (born 1958), American evening news anchor
• Akio Arakawa (1927–2021), climate scientist
• Alan Arakawa (born 1951), American local politician, mayor of Maui, Hawaii
• Daisuke Arakawa (荒川 大輔, born 1981), Japanese long jumper
• Eriko Arakawa (荒川 恵理子, born 1979), Japanese women's footballer
• Hachiro Arakawa (荒川 八郎, born 1933), Japanese water polo player
• Hiromu Arakawa (荒川 弘, born 1973), Japanese manga artist
• Hiroshi Arakawa (荒川 博, 1930–2016), Japanese baseball player
• Miho Arakawa (荒川 美穂, born 1987), Japanese voice actress
• Minoru Arakawa (荒川 實, born 1946), Japanese businessman, former president of Nintendo of America
• Mitsu Arakawa (1927–1997), American professional wrestler
• Naoshi Arakawa (新川 直司), Japanese manga artist
• Naruhisa Arakawa (荒川 稔久, born 1964), Japanese screenwriter
• Nihito Arakawa (荒川 仁人, born 1981), Japanese boxer
• Shintarō Arakawa (荒川 慎太郎, born 1971), Japanese linguist
• Shizuka Arakawa (荒川 静香, born 1981), Japanese figure skater
• Shusaku Arakawa (荒川 修作, 1936–2010), Japanese artist and architect
• Tomoyuki Arakawa (荒川 知幸, born 1968), Japanese mathematician
• Toru Arakawa (荒川 通, 1932–2015), Japanese karateka
• Toshiyuki Arakawa (荒川 敏行, born 1953), Japanese composer
• Toyozō Arakawa (荒川 豊蔵, 1894–1985), Japanese potter
• Yasuhiko Arakawa (荒川 泰彦, born 1952), Japanese physicist
• Yoshiyoshi Arakawa (荒川 良々, born 1974), Japanese actor
• Yuta Arakawa (荒川 雄太, born 1987), Japanese baseball player