Akimoto

Akimoto (written: 秋元 or 秋本) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Emi Akimoto (秋元 恵美, born 1956), Japanese hurdler
• Akimoto Hirotomo (秋元 礼朝, 1848–1883), Japanese daimyō
• Hiroyuki Akimoto (秋本 啓之, born 1986), Japanese judoka
• Jin Akimoto (秋本 じん, born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Junko Akimoto (秋元 順子, born 1947), Japanese singer
• Katsuhiro Akimoto (秋元 克広, born 1956), Japanese politician
• Akimoto Kojima, birth name of Gojōrō Katsuhiro
• Kosaku Akimoto (秋元 宏作, born 1968), Japanese baseball player
• Kozue Akimoto (秋元 梢, born 1987), Japanese fashion model
• Manatsu Akimoto (秋元 真夏, born 1993), Japanese idol, singer, actress and television personality
• Masahiro Akimoto (disambiguation), multiple people
• Akimoto Matsuyo (秋元 松代, 1911–2001), Japanese playwright
• Masatoshi Akimoto (秋本 真利, born 1975), Japanese politician
• Michitaka Akimoto (秋本 倫孝, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Nami Akimoto (秋元 奈美, born 1968), Japanese manga artist
• Naomi Akimoto (秋本 奈緒美, born 1963), Japanese actress and singer
• Osamu Akimoto (秋本 治, born 1952), Japanese manga artist
• Ryutarou Akimoto (秋元 龍太朗, born 1995), Japanese actor and model
• Sayaka Akimoto (秋元 才加, born 1988), Japanese actress, singer and idol
• Tsubasa Akimoto (秋本 つばさ, born 1974), Japanese actress
• Tsukasa Akimoto (秋元 司, born 1971), Japanese politician
• Yasushi Akimoto (秋元 康, born 1956), Japanese television writer, lyricist and academic
• Yōsuke Akimoto (秋元 羊介, born 1944), Japanese actor and voice actor
• Yota Akimoto (秋元 陽太, born 1987), Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

• Akimoto, minor character in the manga/anime series Hell Girl
• Komachi Akimoto (秋元こまち, a.k.a Cure Mint), major character in the 2007 anime series Yes! PreCure 5
• Madoka Akimoto (秋元 まどか), Komachi's older sister and a recurring character in the 2007 anime series Yes! PreCure 5
• Reiko Akimoto, a character in the manga series KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops

Other uses

• Akimotoite, mineral
• Akimoto Lake, a lake located in Fukushima Prefecture

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Akimoto
• All pages with titles containing Akimoto