Katsura

Katsura or Katsuura might refer to:

Architecture

• The Katsura imperial villa, one of Japan's most important architectural treasures, and a World Heritage Site

Botany

• Katsura (tree), a genus of two species of trees native to eastern Asia

Geography

• Katsuura, Chiba, city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
• Katsura, Tokushima, a town in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
• Katsura, Ibaraki, a former village in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
• Katsura River, a Japanese river
• Katsura, Kyoto, a suburb of Kyoto City in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

People

• Marquess Katsura Taro (1848–1913), Japanese Prime Minister 1901-1906, 1908–1911, 1912–1913
• Katsura Kogoro, an alias of Kido Takayoshi, a Japanese politician during the Meiji Restoration
• Masakazu Katsura, a Japanese manga artist
• Masako Katsura, a carom billiards player
• Hoshino Katsura, a Japanese manga artist
• Prince Katsura, cousin of Emperor Akihito

Fictional

Katsura as a family name

• Hinagiku Katsura from the Hayate the Combat Butler anime and manga
• Kotaro Katsura from the Gintama anime and manga
• Mafune Katsura in the film Terror of Mechagodzilla
• Kotonoha Katsura from the visual novel School Days

Katsura as a given name

• Katsura Tenjoin from YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō

Not specified:

• Blaine (Japanese name Katsura), the Guren Island gym leader in Pokémon, known as "Blaine" in English-speaking countries

Other

• Katsura-no-miya, a branch of the Japanese Imperial Family
• Katsura clan - Japanese clan of Japan (Sengoku period)^{[citation needed]}