Asano Explained

Asano
Language:	Japanese

Asano (written: 浅野, Japanese: 淺野 or hiragana あさの) is a Japanese language surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Asano clan, samurai family in feudal Japan.
  • Asano Naganori, Important historical figure title: Takumi no Kami
  • Asano Nagaakira, samurai
  • Asano Nagamasa, samurai
  • Asano Nagakoto, last daimyō
  • Asano Yukinaga, samurai
  • Asano Naganao, Edo period daimyō
  • Asano Nagatomo, Edo period daimyō
• , actress and singer
• , actress
  • , Japanese volleyball player
• , manga artist
• , Japanese politician
• Kevin Asano (born 1963), retired judoka from the United States
• Koji Asano, musician and composer
• , voice actress
• , voice actress
• , Japanese swimmer
• , manga artist of Deaimon
• Shirō Asano (disambiguation), multiple people
• , businessman
• , actor
• , footballer
• , Japanese computer scientist
• , Japanese daimyō
• , Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

• Rin Asano, a character from Blade of the Immortal
• Jason Asano, a character from He Who Fights With Monsters
• Gakushuu Asano, a character from Assassination Classroom

See also

• Asano-gumi, yakuza (criminal) gang based in Okayama, Japan