What is "akutagawa"

n. (surname: from=Japanese)

Akutagawa (written: 芥川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892–1927), Japanese poet and writer
• Yasushi Akutagawa (1925–1989), Japanese composer and conductor, son of Akutagawa Ryunosuke
• David Akutagawa, 20th-century martial artist