Yanagisawa (written: or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include: *

Atsushi Yanagisawa is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for Japan national team. He is best known for playing the majority of his career at Kashima Antlers, in addition to his spells with Italian sides Sampdoria and ...

(born 1977), Japanese footballer *

Hakuo Yanagisawa is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party. He was the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan (2006–2007), and was a member of the House of Representatives from 1980 to 2009. His constituency was Shizuoka Prefecture 3rd District. I ...

(born 1935), a Japanese politician *, Japanese sprint canoeist *, Japanese footballer * Kimio Yanagisawa (born 1948), a Japanese manga artist *

Riku Yanagisawa is a Japanese curler. He is a three-time Japanese men's champion skip. Career Yanagisawa played second on the Karuizawa SC team skipped by Yoshiro Shimizu 2018 Japan Curling Championships. The team finished the round robin portion of the tour ...

(born 2001), Japanese Curler *

Ryūshi Yanagisawa is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and kickboxer. His real name is . As a martial artist, he competed in K-1, Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling (Pancrase) and Fighting Network RINGS. As a professional wrestler he competed in Ne ...

(born 1972), a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and kickboxer *

Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period. He was an official in the Tokugawa shogunate and a favourite of the fifth shōgun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. His second concubine was Ogimachi Machiko, a writer and scholar from the noble court who wr ...

(1658-1714), a Japanese samurai * Satoshi Yanagisawa (born 1971), Japanese racewalker

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*Naoko Yanagisawa, a character in the manga series ''

Cardcaptor Sakura , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Nakayoshi'' from the June 1996 to August 2000 issues, it was also published in ...

'' *Mitsuo Yanagisawa, a character in the light novel series '' Golden Time''

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