Surname
Yanagawa
Yanagawa (柳川) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean willow + river, and Wikidata lists 25 notable people with this family name.
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What Yanagawa means
柳
willow
川
river
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Yanagawa describes a place. Its kanji point to a river, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Yanagawa
Heisuke Yanagawa 柳川 平助Japanese general (1879–1945)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.