What is "kitajima"

Kitajima (written: 北島) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Hideaki Kitajima, Japanese football player
• Keizō Kitajima, Japanese photographer
• Kosuke Kitajima, Japanese swimmer
• Osamu Kitajima, Japanese electronic music composer and performer
• Saburō Kitajima, Japanese singer
• Takeshi Kitajima (born 1977), Japanese volleyball player
• Yoshio Kitajima, Japanese football player