What is "takayanagi"

Takayanagi (written: 高柳 lit "tall willow") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• (born 1986), Japanese footballer

• (1899–1990), Japanese television pioneer

• (1932–1991)), Japanese jazz musician

• , Japanese anime director

• (born 1954), Japanese volleyball player

• Yuko Takayanagi (born 1965), Japanese fencer

Fictional characters:

• , character in the manga series Tenjho Tenge