Aoyama (surname)

Aoyama (written: 青山 literally "blue mountain") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Akira Aoyama (青山士, 1878–1963), Japanese civil engineer
Ayari Aoyama (青山綾里, born 1982), Japanese former butterfly swimmer
Gosho Aoyama (青山剛昌, born 1963), Japanese manga artist (birthname: Yoshimasa Aoyama)
Hikaru Aoyama (青山ひかる, born 1993), Japanese gravure idol and tarento
Hiroshi Aoyama (青山博一, born 1981), Japanese motorcycle racer
Jun Aoyama (青山隼, born 1988), Japanese footballer
Aoyama Kagemichi (青山景通, 1819–1891), Japanese samurai
Kei Aoyama (青山景, 1979–2011), Japanese manga artist
Mitsuko Aoyama (青山みつこ, 1874–1941), one of the first Japanese people to immigrate to Europe
Nagisa Aoyama (青山なぎさ, born 1998), Japanese voice actress and singer
Nanae Aoyama (青山七恵, born 1983), Japanese writer
Naoaki Aoyama (青山直晃, born 1986), Japanese footballer
Shinji Aoyama (青山真治, 1964–2022), Japanese film director
Shuhei Aoyama (青山周平, born 1984), Japanese motorcycle racer
Shuko Aoyama (青山修子, born 1987), Japanese tennis player
Aoyama Tanemichi (青山胤通, 1859–1917), Japanese medical scientist and doctor
Thelma Aoyama (青山テルマ, born 1987), Japanese pop singer
Tōko Aoyama [ja] (青山桐子, born 1976), Japanese voice actress
Yoshino Aoyama (青山吉能, born 1996), Japanese voice actress
Yutaka Aoyama (青山穣, born 1965), Japanese voice actor
Zakuro Aoyama, born 1990, Japanese artist

Fictional characters[edit]

Hajime Aoyama, character in Ghost Stories (anime)
Masaya Aoyama of Tokyo Mew Mew
Motoko Aoyama of Love Hina
Otaki Aoyama, character in the anime/manga series Oh My Goddess!
Shigeharu Aoyama, the main character in the Japanese film, Audition (film)
Shougo Aoyama of Toei Animation's Yu-Gi-Oh! movie (not the movie aired in North America)
Tessan Aoyama, a samurai in a folk version of a Japanese ghost story titled Banchō Sarayashiki
Yuki Aoyama, character in Chance Pop Session
Saborou Aoyama, The Blue Ranger from the 1982 Super Sentai Series Goggle V
Yuga Aoyama, character in My Hero Academia