Sakurai (surname)

Sakurai (written: 桜井 or 櫻井 literally "well of the cherry blossom") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Atsushi Sakurai (born 1966), vocalist for the band Buck-Tick
Hayato Sakurai (born 1975), mixed martial arts fighter
Hideo Sakurai (桜井秀男, born 1948), Japanese ice hockey player
Jun John Sakurai (1933–1982), physicist
Junko Sakurai (桜井純子, born 1967), Japanese swimmer
Kazutoshi Sakurai (born 1970), musician
Kodai Sakurai (桜井広大, born 1983), Japanese baseball player
Koji Sakurai (桜井孝次, born 1936), Japanese triple jumper
Kunihiko Sakurai (桜井邦彦, born 1972), Japanese ice hockey player
Masahiro Sakurai (born 1970), game designer
Masaru Sakurai (born 1955), singer for The Alfee
Makoto Sakurai (born 1972), right-wing activist
Reika Sakurai (桜井玲香, born 1994), Japanese idol, singer and actress
Sho Sakurai (櫻井翔, born 1982), singer, songwriter, actor. Member of Arashi
Takahiro Sakurai (born 1974), voice actor
Takao Sakurai (born 1941), Japanese boxer
Tokutaro Sakurai, (1897–1980), general, Imperial Japanese Army
Toshiharu Sakurai (born 1964), Japanese voice actor
Yoshiko Sakurai (born 1945), journalist
Tetsuo Sakurai (born 1957), bassist of Casiopea

Astronomy[]

Sakurai's Object - named after amateur astronomer Yukio Sakurai

Fictional characters[]

Kanade Sakurai, one of the main characters in the anime/manga Candy Boy
Shizuku Sakurai, one of the supporting characters in the anime/manga Candy Boy
Yukino Sakurai, another one of the main characters in the anime/manga Candy Boy
Yuuto Sakurai, one of the supporting characters in the television series Kamen Rider Den-O
Rihoko Sakurai, one of the 6 lead females of the anime and manga Amagami SS
Tomoki Sakurai, main character of Heaven's Lost Property
Kouichi Sakurai, one of the main 'prince' of otome game Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 3rd Story
Goro Sakurai, one of the main characters in the J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai
Ryō Sakurai, a character from the anime/manga Kuroko no Basket
Izumi Sakurai, a character from the anime/manga Nichijou
Makoto Sakurai, a character from the anime/manga Nichijou
Shinichi Sakurai, one of the main characters in the anime and manga Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!
Ryoko Sakurai, a character in the manga and anime series Great Teacher Onizuka

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