What is "yanagida"

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

• Hideaki Yanagida (born 1947), Japanese wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling
• Minoru Yanagida (born 1954), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
• Masataka Yanagida (born 1979), Japanese racing driver.
• Toshio Yanagida (born 1946), Japanese biophysicist.