Miyagi (surname)

Miyagi (written: 宮城 lit. "shrine fortress") is a Japanese surname. In the Ryukyu Islands, it can be read as Naagusuku or Miyashiro. Notable people with the surname include:

Atsushi Miyagi (宮城淳, born 1931), Japanese tennis player
Chōjun Miyagi (宮城長順, 1888–1953), Okinawan martial artist
Kintaro Miyagi, Filipino footballer
Kyoko Miyagi (宮城恭子, born 1955), also known as Kyouko Tonguu, Japanese voice actress
Mai Miyagi (宮城舞, born 1988), Japanese model and television personality
Masafumi Miyagi (宮城雅史, born 1991), Japanese footballer
Michio Miyagi (宮城道雄, 1894–1956), Japanese koto musician
Mimi Miyagi (born 1973), screen name of Filipina porn star and aspiring politician Melody Damayo
Riko Miyagi (宮城理子), Japanese manga artist
Satoshi Miyagi (宮城聰, born 1959), Japanese theatre director
Vern Miyagi, United States Army general and civil servant
Yotoku Miyagi (宮城与徳, 1903–1943), Okinawan Marxist

Fictional characters

Mr. Miyagi, mentor in The Karate Kid movie series
Ryota Miyagi, a character in the manga series Slam Dunk
Yō Miyagi, a character in the manga series Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance
Miyagi, the wife of Genjurō in the Japanese film Ugetsu

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