Furukawa (surname)

Furukawa (written: 古川 or 古河, lit."old river") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Airi Furukawa (born 1989), illustrator and former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She is a former member and leader of SKE48's Team KII
• Furukawa Ichibei (1832-1903), Japanese industrialist and copper mine magnate
• Keiko Furukawa, announcer for Mainichi Broadcasting System
• Lisa Furukawa (born 1976), Japanese-American pianist, singer and songwriter (formerly known as Lisa Furukawa Ray)
• Makoto Furukawa (born 1989), Japanese voice actor affiliated with Space Craft Group. His most notable role is in the anime One-Punch Man, as the main character, Saitama and Golden Time, as Banri Tada
• Miki Furukawa (born 1979), Japanese musician, and former bass guitarist and singer for the Japanese rock band Supercar
• Motohisa Furukawa (born 1965), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature)
• Narutoshi Furukawa (1900–1996), renowned Japanese photographer
• Roppa Furukawa, Japanese comedian
• Satoshi Furukawa (born 1964), JAXA astronaut
• Shuntaro Furukawa (古川 俊太郎, born 1972), Japanese businessman
• Takaharu Furukawa (born 1984), Japanese archer
• Takashi Furukawa (born 1981), former Japanese football player
• Takatoshi Furukawa (born 1987), Japanese professional basketball player who currently plays for Link Tochigi Brex in the National Basketball League (Japan)
• Takeshi Furukawa, Japanese-American composer, orchestrater and conductor. His works have spanned the concert stage, films, television, video games and advertising campaigns
• Tomo Furukawa, vocalist for Guniw Tools
• Toshio Furukawa (born 1946), Japanese voice actor
• Tsuyoshi Furukawa (born 1972), former Japanese football player* Furukawa Hompo
• Tsuyoshi Furukawa (born 2000), Japanese singer and actor, member of boy group Super★Dragon
• Yasushi Furukawa (governor) (born 1958), governor of Saga Prefecture in Japan
• Yasushi Furukawa (volleyball) (born 1961), Japanese former volleyball player
• Yuki Furukawa (born 1987), Japanese actor
• Yūta Furukawa (born 1987), Japanese actor, singer, songwriter and model

Fictional characters

• Nagisa Furukawa, main character in the visual novel Clannad