Azuma

Azuma is a name of several places and people:

Locations:

  • Azuma, historical name for eastern Japan, now called Kantō and Tōhoku region
  • Azuma, Gunma (Agatsuma), former village in Agatsuma District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
  • Azuma, Gunma (Sawa), former village in Sawa District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
  • Azuma, Gunma (Seta), former village in Seta District, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
  • Azuma, Ibaraki, former town in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
  • Azuma, Kagoshima, former town in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
  • Mount Azuma, volcano in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Japanese surname:

  • Kiyohiko Azuma (born 1968), Japanese manga artist
  • Hideo Azuma (born 1950), Japanese manga artist and father of lolicon manga
  • Hiroki Azuma, Japanese cultural critic
  • Ryutaro Azuma, Japanese physician and bureaucrat who served as Governor of Tokyo
  • Kazuoki Azuma, Japanese mathematician

Japanese surname of a fictional character:

  • Jo Azuma, a character in Genma Taisen
  • Kazuma Azuma, a character in Yakitate!! Japan
  • Soma Azuma, a character in Onmyou Taisenki
  • Tetsuya Azuma, also known as Casshan or Casshern, a character in Casshan
  • Azuma (Ghost in the Shell), 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

Masculine Japanese given name

  • Azuma Koshiishi (輿石 東?) (born 1936), Japanese politician
  • Azuma Yano (矢野 東?) (born 1977), Japanese golfer

Other:

  • Azuma's inequality, result in probability theory
  • Japanese cruiser Azuma, armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy