What is "akamatsu"

Akamatsu (written: 赤松 lit. "red pine") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Akamatsu clan
  • Akamatsu Norimura
  • Akamatsu Masanori
  • Akamatsu Mitsusuke
  • Akamatsu Norifusa
• Hirotaka Akamatsu, politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
• Ken Akamatsu, manga artist
• Masao Akamatsu, politician of the New Komeito Party
• Masato Akamatsu, baseball player
• Naoki Akamatsu, guitarist in Hysteric Blue
• Sadaaki Akamatsu, flying ace, see List of World War II air aces