What is "furukawa"

Furukawa (古川 or 古河, both meaning "old river") may refer to:

Furukawa (written: 古川 or 古河, lit."old river") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Furukawa Ichibei (1832-1903), Japanese industrialist and copper mine magnate
• Keiko Furukawa, announcer for Mainichi Broadcasting System
• Lisa Furukawa, Japanese-American pianist, singer, and songwriter (formerly known as Lisa Furukawa Ray)
• Miki Furukawa, Japanese musician
• Roppa Furukawa, Japanese comedian
• Satoshi Furukawa (born 1964), JAXA astronaut
• Takaharu Furukawa (born 1984), Japanese archer
• Tomo Furukawa, vocalist for Guniw Tools
• Toshio Furukawa (born 1946), Japanese voice actor
• Yasushi Furukawa (governor) (born 1958), governor of Saga Prefecture in Japan
• Yasushi Furukawa (volleyball) (born 1961), Japanese former volleyball player
• Yuki Furukawa (born 1987), Japanese actor
• Yūta Furukawa (born 1987), Japanese actor,singer,songwriter,and model