What is "kusunoki"

Kusunoki (written: 楠 or 楠木, literally " camphor tree") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• (born 1966), Japanese manga artist

• (died 1446), Japanese samurai

• (died 1348), Japanese samurai

• (died 1390), Japanese samurai

• (1294–1336), Japanese samurai

• (1326–1348), Japanese samurai

• (born 1957), Japanese manga artist

• (born 1967), Japanese voice actor and actor

• , Japanese businessman

Several ships have been named :

• , a of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War I

• , a Tachibana-class destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II

• JDS Kusu (PF-281), the lead ship of her class of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, formerly USS Ogden (PF-39)
  • Kusu-class patrol frigate, a class of destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, formerly USS Tacoma-class frigate