Surname
Yatsu
Yatsu (谷津) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean valley + harbour, and Wikidata lists 13 notable people with this family name.
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What Yatsu means
谷
valley
津
harbour
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Yatsu describes a place. Its kanji point to a valley, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.