Sasaki

Sasaki (佐々木) is the 13th most common Japanese surname.[1] Less common variants are 佐咲, 佐佐木 and 佐左木. Notable people with the surname include:

• Akio Sasaki (佐々木 彰生, born 1991), Japanese figure skater
• Akira Sasaki (佐々木 明, born 1981), Japanese alpine skier
• Ayaka Sasaki (佐々木 彩夏, born 1996), Japanese idol and singer
• Ayumu Sasaki (佐々木 歩夢, born 2000), Japanese motorcycle racer
• Chihaya Sasaki (佐々木 千隼, born 1994), Japanese baseball player
• Daichi Sasaki (佐々木 大地, born 1995), Japanese shogi player
• Daiju Sasaki (佐々木 大樹, born 1999), Japanese footballer
• Daiki Sasaki (佐々木 大樹, born 1991), Japanese racing driver
• Daisuke Sasaki (佐々木 大輔, born 1985), Japanese professional wrestler
• Daizo Sasaki (born 1990), Japanese kickboxer
• Eiji Sasaki (佐々木 英治, 1915–2007), Japanese businessman
• Eri Sasaki (佐々木 恵梨, born 1989), Japanese musician
• Sasaki Gensō (佐々木 玄宗, born 1947), Japanese Zen Buddhist
• Hankyu Sasaki (佐々木 半九, 1896–1971), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
• Haruno Sasaki (佐々木 春乃, born 1995), Japanese handball player
• Hayato Sasaki (佐々木 勇人, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Hideo Sasaki (1919–2000), American landscape architect
• Sasaki Hideyoshi (佐々木 秀義, 1112–1184), Japanese samurai
• Hiro Sasaki, Japanese professional wrestler
• Hirohisa Sasaki (佐々木 浩久, born 1961), Japanese film director and screenwriter
• Hirokazu Sasaki (佐々木 博和, born 1962), Japanese footballer and manager
• Hiroki Sasaki (佐々木 宏樹, born 1993), Japanese footballer
• Hiroko Sasaki, Japanese pianist
• Hiroyasu Sasaki (佐々木 博康), Japanese mime
• Hiroyuki Sasaki (佐々木 裕之, born 1956), Japanese geneticist
• Hisayuki Sasaki (佐々木 久行, 1964–2013), Japanese golfer
• Hitoshi Sasaki (footballer, born 1891) (佐々木 等, 1891–1982), Japanese footballer and manager
• Hitoshi Sasaki (footballer, born 1973) (佐々木 仁), Japanese footballer
• Ikki Sasaki (佐々木 一輝, born 1991), Japanese footballer
• Isao Sasaki (佐々木 功, born 1942), Japanese voice actor, actor and singer
• Jiro Sasaki (佐々木 二郎, born 1956), Japanese swimmer
• Joh Sasaki (佐々木 譲, born 1950), Japanese writer and journalist
• Jun Sasaki (佐々木 潤, born 1966), Japanese singer-songwriter and journalist
• Kaori Sasaki (佐々木 香織, born 1971), Japanese swimmer
• Katsuhiko Sasaki (佐々木 勝彦, born 1944), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Kazuaki Sasaki (佐々木 一昭, born 1967), Japanese cyclist
• Kazuhiro Sasaki (佐々木 主浩, born 1968), Japanese baseball player
• Kazumasa Sasaki (佐々木 一正, born 1989), Japanese ice hockey player
• Kazunari Sasaki (佐々木 一成, born 1962), Japanese cross-country skier
• Kenichi Sasaki (佐々木 健一, born 1950), Japanese handball player
• Kensho Sasaki (佐々木 憲昭, born 1945), Japanese politician
• Kensuke Sasaki (佐々木 健介, born 1966), Japanese professional wrestler
• Kichizo Sasaki (佐々木 吉蔵, 1912–1983), Japanese sprinter
• Kizen Sasaki (佐々木 喜善, 1886–1933), Japanese folklorist
• Koji Sasaki (佐々木 康治, born 1936), Japanese footballer
• Sasaki Kojirō (佐々木 小次郎, c. 1585 – 1612), Japanese swordsman
• Kokone Sasaki (佐々木 心音, born 1990), Japanese actress, singer-songwriter, television personality and gravure idol
• Kon Sasaki (佐々木 崑, 1918–2009), Japanese photographer
• Kota Sasaki (佐々木 孝太, born 1974), Japanese racing driver
• Kōrō Sasaki (佐々木 耕郎, 1895–1978), Japanese politician
• Kōzō Sasaki (佐々木 更三, 1900–1985), Japanese politician
• Kumi Sasaki (idol) (佐々木 久美, born 1996), Japanese idol
• Kumi Sasaki (musician) (佐々木 久美), Japanese musician
• Kuranosuke Sasaki (佐々木 蔵之介, born 1968), Japanese actor
• Kyozan Joshu Sasaki (1907–2014), Japanese Zen Buddhist
• Lisa Sasaki (born 1975), American museum director
• Madoka Sasaki (佐々木 望, 1883-1927), Japanese zoologist
• Maki Sasaki (佐々木 マキ, born 1946), Japanese manga artist
• Makoto Sasaki (baseball) (佐々木 誠, born 1965), Japanese baseball player
• Makoto Sasaki (shogi) (佐々木 慎, born 1980), Japanese shogi player
• Mammoth Sasaki (born 1974), Japanese professional wrestler
• Mamoru Sasaki (佐々木 守, 1936-2006), Japanese screenwriter
• Masanao Sasaki (佐々木 雅尚, born 1962), Japanese footballer
• Masato Sasaki (佐々木 雅人, born 1992), Japanese footballer
• Mayu Sasaki (佐々木 繭, born 1993), Japanese women's footballer
• Megumi Sasaki (佐々木 芽生, born 1962), Japanese filmmaker and writer
• Miki Sasaki (佐々木 みき, born 1976), Japanese volleyball player
• Mikio Sasaki (佐々木 幹夫, born 1937), Japanese chief executive
• Mikirō Sasaki (佐々木 幹郎, born 1947), Japanese poet and writer
• Mikoi Sasaki (佐々木 未来, born 1991), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Minoru Sasaki (佐佐木 登, 1893–1961), Japanese general
• Mirei Sasaki (佐々木 美玲, born 1999), Japanese idol and model
• Mitsuzo Sasaki (佐々木 味津三, 1896–1934), Japanese writer
• Motoko Sasaki (佐々木 基子, born 1967), Japanese actress and striptease performer
• Mutsumi Sasaki (ささき むつみ), Japanese illustrator
• Nanae Sasaki (佐々木 七恵, 1956–2009), Japanese long-distance runner
• Sasaki Nariyori (佐々木 成頼, 976–1003), Japanese daimyō
• Nobuo Sasaki (佐々木 信男, born 1956), Japanese handball player
• Nobutsuna Sasaki (佐佐木 信綱, 1872–1963), Japanese poet and literature academic
• Noriko Sasaki (佐々木 倫子, born 1961), Japanese manga artist
• Norio Sasaki (佐々木 則夫, born 1958), Japanese footballer and manager
• Nozomi Sasaki (model) (佐々木 希, born 1988), Japanese model
• Nozomi Sasaki (voice actress) (ささき のぞみ, born 1983), Japanese voice actress
• Nozomu Sasaki (佐々木 望, born 1967), Japanese voice actor
• Paul Shinji Sasaki (パウロ 佐々木 鎮次, 1885–1946), Japanese Anglican bishop
• Ray Sasaki (born 1948), American trumpeter
• Rio Sasaki (佐々木 りお, born 2002), Japanese actress
• Sasaki Rui (佐々木 累), Japanese swordswoman
• Run Sasaki (佐々木 るん, born 1956), Japanese voice actress
• Ruth Fuller Sasaki (1892–1967), American Zen Buddhist
• Ryo Sasaki (佐々木 亮), Japanese manga artist and illustrator
• Ryosuke Sasaki (佐々木 亮輔, born 1993), Japanese handball player
• Ryuta Sasaki (佐々木 竜太, born 1988), Japanese footballer
• Ryuzo Sasaki (笹木 竜三, born 1956), Japanese politician
• Sadako Sasaki (佐々木 禎子, 1943–1955), child victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
• Satoru Sasaki (佐々木 悟, born 1985), Japanese long-distance runner
• Sayaka Sasaki (佐咲 紗花, born 1982), Japanese musician
• Seiichiro Sasaki (佐々木 精一郎, born 1945), Japanese long-distance runner
• Seiji Sasaki (佐々木 誠二, born 1965), Japanese voice actor
• Sérgio Sasaki (born 1992), Brazilian artistic gymnast
• Setsuko Sasaki (佐々木 節子, born 1944), Japanese volleyball player
• Shigeo Sasaki (佐々木 重夫, 1912–1987), Japanese mathematician
• Shigetaka Sasaki, Canadian judoka
• Shirō Sasaki (佐々木 史朗, born 1939), Japanese film producer
• Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔, born 1982), Japanese badminton player
• Sho Sasaki (footballer) (佐々木 翔, born 1989), Japanese footballer
• Shota Sasaki (佐々木 将汰, born 1993), Japanese slalom canoeist
• Shozo Sasaki (佐々木 昭三, born 1944), Japanese biathlete
• Shu Sasaki (佐佐木 周, born 1991), Japanese footballer
• Sokei-an Sasaki Shigetsu (曹渓庵 佐々木 指月, 1882–1945), Japanese Zen Buddhist
• Sueaki Sasaki (佐々木 末昭, born 1942), Japanese swimmer
• Tadahiro Sasaki (佐々木 忠広, born 1970), Japanese boxer
• Tadashi Sasaki (banker) (佐々木 直, 1907–1988), Japanese banker
• Tadashi Sasaki (engineer) (佐々木 正, 1915–2018), Japanese engineer
• Tadashi Sasaki (footballer) (佐々木 善, born 1966), Japanese footballer
• Tadashi Sasaki (musician), Japanese classical guitarist
• Takahiro Sasaki (footballer) (佐々木 崇浩, born 1974), Japanese footballer
• Takahiro Sasaki (politician) (佐々木 隆博, born 1949), Japanese politician
• Takaoki Sasaki (佐々木 隆興, 1878–1966), Japanese biochemist and oncologist
• Sasaki Takatsuna (佐々木 高綱, 1160–1214), Japanese samurai
• Sasaki Takauji (佐々木 高氏, 1306–1373), Japanese samurai
• Sasaki Takayuki (佐々木 高行, 1830–1910), Japanese politician
• Takumi Sasaki (佐々木 匠, born 1998), Japanese footballer
• Tatsuo Sasaki (musician) (佐々木 達夫, born 1944), Japanese musician
• Tatsuo Sasaki (wrestler) (佐々木 竜雄, born 1942), Japanese sport wrestler
• Terufumi Sasaki (佐々木 輝文), Japanese surgeon
• Sasaki Tomiaki (佐々木 富明, 1746 – after 1827), Japanese sculptor
• Tomio Sasaki (佐々木 富雄, born 1945), Japanese alpine skier
• Tomoko Sasaki (佐々木 知子, born 1955), Japanese lawyer, politician and writer
• Tomoyuki Sasaki (佐々木 共之, born 1963), Japanese sailor
• Toshinao Sasaki (佐々木 俊尚, born 1961), Japanese journalist
• Toshiro Sasaki (佐左木 俊郎, 1900–1933), Japanese writer
• Tsubasa Sasaki (born 1995), Japanese slalom canoeist
• Umeji Sasaki (佐々木 梅治, born 1945), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Wataru Sasaki (佐々木 渉, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Yasuji Sasaki (born 1967), Japanese chef
• Yasushi Sasaki (佐々木 康, 1908–1993), Japanese film director
• Yoji Sasaki (佐々木 陽次, born 1992), Japanese footballer
• Yōko Sasaki (佐々木 瑶子, born 1975), Japanese voice actress and actress
• Yoshihide Sasaki (佐々木 喜英, born 1987), Japanese actor
• Sasaki Yoshikiyo (佐々木 義清, 1161–1242), Japanese samurai
• Yūka Sasaki (佐々木 優香, born 1987), Japanese ten-pin bowler
• Yuki Sasaki (mixed martial artist) (佐々木 有生, born 1976), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Yūki Sasaki (shogi) (佐々木 勇気, born 1994), Japanese shogi player
• Yūko Sasaki (佐々木 優子, born 1982), Japanese cricketer
• Yuta Sasaki (佐々木 佑太, born 1989), better known as Ulka Sasaki, Japanese mixed martial artist

For the company, see Sasaki (company).

Fictional characters

• Sasaki (Haruhi Suzumiya) (佐々木), a character in the light novel series The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
• Haise Sasaki (佐々木 琲世), an alias of Ken Kaneki, protagonist of the manga series Tokyo Ghoul
• Johnny Sasaki (ジョニー 佐々木), a character in the video game Metal Gear Solid
• Isaburou Sasaki (佐々木 異三郎), a character in the manga series Gin Tama
• Kiiko Sasaki (佐々木 妃子), a character in the manga series Laughing Under the Clouds
• Makie Sasaki (佐々木 まき絵), a character in the manga series Negima
• Rika Sasaki (佐々木 利佳), a character in the manga series Cardcaptor Sakura
• Sasaki Ryujiro (佐々木 龍), a character in the anime series Samurai Champloo
• Tsuyoshi Sasaki (佐々木 剛), a character in the manga series Kodomo no Omocha

References

1. "明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2019-08-31.

See also

• Sasaki clan, a samurai clan