Akiya (秋谷) is a

Japanese surname Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames, as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced ...

. Akiya can also mean an abandoned, vacant house (空き家). Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese Buddhist leader * Karl Ichiro Akiya (1909-2002), Japanese-American activist, Communist, author, and internee *, Japanese voice actor Akiya is also a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese retired professional wrestler. *, Japanese art historian *, Japanese former footballer

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