Arakawa (surname)
Not to be confused with Arikawa, another Japanese surname.
Arakawa (荒川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Adele Arakawa (born 1958), American evening news anchor
- Alan Arakawa (born 1951), American local politician, mayor of Maui, Hawaii
- Daisuke Arakawa (born 1981), Japanese long jump athlete
- Eriko Arakawa (born 1979), Japanese football forward
- Hiromu Arakawa (born 1973), Japanese manga artist
- Minoru Arakawa (born 1946), Japanese businessman, former president of Nintendo of America
- Naruhisa Arakawa (born 1964), Japanese screenwriter
- Nihito Arakawa (born 1981), Japanese boxer
- Shizuka Arakawa (born 1981), Japanese figure skater, gold medalist at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Shusaku Arakawa (1936–2010), Japanese artist and architect
- Toshiyuki Arakawa (born 1953), Japanese music composer
- Toyozō Arakawa (1894–1985), Japanese potter
- Yasuhiko Arakawa (born 1952), Japanese physicist
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