What is "iwai"

Iwai or IWAI may refer to:

• Iwai (surname)
• Iwai, Ibaraki, a city in Japan
• Iwai Station, a railway station in Minamibōsō, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
• Iwai Rebellion, a rebellion against the Yamato court that took place in Tsukushi Province, Japan
• I'wai, the culture hero of the Koko Y'ao in Australian Aboriginal mythology
• Inland Waterways Authority of India
• wikt:祝い, いわい、 romaji iwai, a Japanese word meaning celebration or gift.

Iwai (written: 岩井 lit. "rock well" or 岩居) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Atsuhiro Iwai (born 1967), Japanese footballer
• Iwai Hanshirō I (1652–1699), Japanese kabuki artist
• Iwai Hanshirō V (1776–1847), Japanese kabuki artist
• Iwai Hanshirō VIII (1829–1882), Japanese kabuki artist
• Katsuhito Iwai (born 1947), Japanese economist
• Shunji Iwai (born 1963), Japanese film director
• Toshio Iwai (born 1962), Japanese artist
• Yukiko Iwai (born 1972), Japanese voice actress
• Yukiko Iwai (Onyanko Club) (born 1968), Japanese pop singer