Asakura (written: 朝倉, 浅倉, 麻倉) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Real people

Asakura clan The is a Japanese samurai kin group.Edmond Papinot, Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Asakura", ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 3 DF 7 of 80/nowiki> retrieved 2013-5-4. ...

, famous Japanese clan during

Sengoku period The was the period in History of Japan, Japanese history in which civil wars and social upheavals took place almost continuously in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Kyōtoku incident (1454), Ōnin War (1467), or (1493) are generally chosen as th ...

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daimyō were powerful Japanese magnates, feudal lords who, from the 10th century to the early Meiji era, Meiji period in the middle 19th century, ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings. They were subordinate to the shogun and no ...

'' *, Japanese musician, songwriter and producer *, Western-style Japanese sculptor *

George Asakura is a Japanese manga artist. She took her pen name from one of the title characters in '' Gatchaman'' and made her debut in 1995 with ''Punky Cake Junkie'', which was published in the magazine ''Bessatsu Friend DX Juliet''. She is best known for ...

(born 1974), Japanese

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*, Japanese sculptor, daughter of Fumio *, Japanese composer and vocalist *, Japanese film actress

Fictional characters

*Kasumi Asakura, of ''

Rose Hip Rose ''Rose Hip Rose'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tooru Fujisawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's '' Young Magazine Uppers'' from 2002 until the discontinuation of the magazine in October 2004. The story would continue wi ...

''. * Kazumi Asakura, from '' Negima!: Magister Negi Magi''. *

Minami Asakura is a Japanese high school baseball manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Adachi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from 1981 to 1986, with its chapters were collected into 26 ''tankōbon'' volumes ...

and Toshio Asakura in ''

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Ryoko Asakura This is a list of the characters featured in the ''Haruhi Suzumiya'' franchise, written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito, which contains a multitude of other secondary, and minor characters who are introduced throughout the course ...

, from the ''

Suzumiya Haruhi series is a Japanese light novel series written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito. It was first published in 2003 by Kadokawa Shoten in Japan with the novel ''The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', and has since been follow ...

''. * Shin Asakura, from ''

Sakamoto Days ''Sakamoto Days'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since November 2020, with its chapters collected in 22 volumes ...

'' *Takeshi Asakura, aka Kamen Rider Ouja, the main villain from the Tokusatsu TV series ''

Kamen Rider Ryuki is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television series. The twelfth installment in the Kamen Rider, Kamen Rider Series, it was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei Company, Toei, and it was shown on TV Asahi from February 3, 2002 to ...

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Yoh Asakura is a fictional character and protagonist of the manga series ''Shaman King'' created by Hiroyuki Takei. Yoh is a shaman with a lazy demeanor who is accompanied by a six-hundred-year-old samurai ghost, Amidamaru. When first introduced, Yoh appea ...

, from

Shaman King is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King by winning the Shaman Fight. Takei chose shamanism as the m ...

Yoh Asakura's relatives: **

Hao Asakura The manga and anime series ''Shaman King'' features several characters created by Hiroyuki Takei. As a result of being focused on shamanism the series' cast is divided between humans and spirits, the latter not being able to go the afterlife due t ...

(older twin brother/Descendant) **Keiko Asakura (mother) **Kino Asakura (grandmother) **Mikihisa Asakura (father) **Yohmei Asakura (grandfather) **Yohken Asakura (ancestor) *Akio Asakura, a main character in ''

Wangan Midnight is a Japanese racing manga series written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki. It was first serialized in Shogakukan's '' Big Comic Spirits'' in 1990, but was later serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1992 to 2008. ...

''. *Junichi Asakura, of the '' D.C.: Da Capo'' series
Junichi's relatives: **Nemu Asakura (adopted sister and, later, wife) **Otome Asakura (granddaughter), character from '' D.C. II: Da Capo II'' **Yume Asakura (granddaughter), character from '' D.C. II: Da Capo II''

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