Azuma (name)

Azuma is both a Japanese surname and a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Fukashi Azuma (東 不可止, born 1966), Japanese producer and director for TV Tokyo
• Kazuo Azuma (東 和男, born 1955), Japanese shogi player
• Kazuoki Azuma (吾妻 一興, born 1939), Japanese mathematician
• Kiyohiko Azuma (あずまきよひこ, born 1968), Japanese manga artist
• Hideo Azuma (吾妻 ひでお, 1950–2019), Japanese manga artist and father of lolicon manga
• Hiroki Azuma (critic) (東 浩紀, born 1971), Japanese cultural critic
• Hiroki Azuma (footballer) (東 博樹, born 1966), Japanese footballer
• Miyoko Azuma (東 美代子, born 1945), Japanese swimmer
• Ronald Azuma, American engineer
• Ryoko Azuma (東 良子, born 1973), Japanese military officer
• Ryotaro Azuma (東 龍太郎, 1893–1983), Japanese physician and bureaucrat who served as Governor of Tokyo
• Shiro Azuma (東 史郎, 1912–2006), Japanese soldier
• Takeshi Azuma (東 毅, born 1953), Japanese ice hockey player
• Yoshihiro Azuma (東 佳弘, born 1991), Japanese sprinter

Given name

• Azuma Koshiishi (輿石 東, born 1936), Japanese politician
• Azuma Morisaki (森崎 東, 1927–2020), Japanese film director and screenwriter
• Azuma Yano (矢野 東, born 1977), Japanese golfer

Fictional characters

• Kyo Azuma (東 京), a character in Inazuma Eleven
• Azuma, a high-ranking courtesan in Chikamatsu Monzaemon's 1718 play The Love Suicides at Amijima
• Jo Azuma (東 丈), a character in Genma Taisen
• Kazuma Azuma (東 和馬), a character in Yakitate!! Japan
• Soma Azuma, a character in Onmyou Taisenki
• Tetsuya Azuma, also known as Casshan or Casshern, the main and eponymous character of the Casshan franchise
• Midori Azuma (東 みどり), Tetsuya's mother from Casshan
• Kotaro Azuma (東 光太郎), a genius scientist from Casshan
• Azuma (Ghost in the Shell) (アズマ), a character in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG
• Azuma, a member of the Grimoire Heart, and one of the Seven Kin of Purgatory in Fairy Tail
• Emily Azuma, a character in the webcomic Questionable Content
• Tokaku Azuma (東 兎角), one of the two main characters in the anime Riddle Story of Devil
• Azuma the Feldsher, a character in the video games Shadow Fight 3 and Shadow Fight Arena
• Manami Azuma, a character in Mousou Telepathy
• Jirou Azuma (我妻弐郎), the main character in Black Torch