Miyagi (surname) explained

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

• , Japanese tennis player
• , Okinawan martial artist
• Kintaro Miyagi, Filipino footballer
• Juma Miyagi (born 2003), Ugandan cricketer
• , also known as Kyouko Tonguu, is a Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese model and television personality
• , Japanese footballer
• Michiko Miyagi
• , Japanese koto musician
• Mimi Miyagi (born 1973), the screen name of Filipina porn star and aspiring politician Melody Damayo
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese theatre director
• Vern Miyagi, United States Army general and civil servant
• , Okinawan Marxist

Fictional characters

• Mr. Miyagi, a martial arts mentor in The Karate Kid series
• Ryota Miyagi, a character in the manga series Slam Dunk
• Yō Miyagi, a character in the manga series
• Miyagi, the wife of Genjurō in the Japanese film Ugetsu