What is "arakaki"

Arakaki is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ankichi Arakaki (1899–1927), Okinawan martial artist
• Ernesto Arakaki (born 1979), Peruvian football defender of Japanese descent playing for Alianza Lima
• Hisako Arakaki (born 1977), Ryukyuan J-pop singer from Okinawa, Japan
• Hitoe Arakaki (born 1981), the oldest member of the J-pop group SPEED in Japan
• Nagisa Arakaki (born 1980), professional baseball player in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball
• Seishō Arakaki (1840–1918), Okinawan martial artist