Akamatsu (written: lit. "

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") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Akamatsu clan **, Japanese ''daimyō'' **, Japanese samurai **, Japanese samurai **, Japanese samurai ** Akamatsu Tōshōin, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese politician *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese baseball player *Naoki Akamatsu, guitarist in Hysteric Blue *, Japanese high jumper *, Japanese politician *, Japanese naval aviator and World War II flying ace *, Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

*, a character in the video game ''Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony'' {{surname Japanese-language surnames