Yamashita

Yamashita (山下) is a Japanese family name.

The name may refer to the following people:

• Bruce Yamashita, U.S. military lawyer
• Gentaro Yamashita (1863–1931), Japanese admiral
• Haruhiro Yamashita (born 1938), Japanese gymnast
• Iris Yamashita, U.S. screenwriter
• Karen Tei Yamashita (born 1951), Japanese-American writer
• Keigo Yamashita (born 1978), Japanese Go player
• Maki Yamashita (born 1974), Japanese pop musician
• Michinori Yamashita (born 1953), Japanese mathematician
• Kazuhito Yamashita (born 1961), Japanese classical guitarist
• Kinuyo Yamashita or James Banana, Japanese musician
• Norifumi Yamashita (born 1962), Japanese triple jumper
• Reiko Yamashita (born 1973), Japanese pop musician
• Sachiko Yamashita (born 1964), Japanese long-distance runner
• Shunya Yamashita (born 1970), Japanese artist
• Stomu Yamashta or Yamashita Tsutomu (born 1947), Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer
• Tadashi Yamashita (born 1942), Japanese-born American martial artist
• Takuji Yamashita (1874-1959), Japanese-American civil rights pioneer
• Tatsuro Yamashita (born 1953), Japanese musician and record producer
• Tomohisa Yamashita (born 1985), Japanese pop musician
• Tomoyuki Yamashita (1885-1946), Japanese general
• Yasuhiro Yamashita (born 1957), Japanese judoka
• Yoshiteru Yamashita (born 1977), Japanese footballer
• Yamashita Yoshiaki or Yamashita Yoshitsugu (1865-1935), Japanese Judo exponent
• Yosuke Yamashita (born 1942), Japanese jazz musician

See also

• Yamashita Cave Man, human fossils found in Okinawa
• Yamashita Station (disambiguation), several Japanese train stations
• Yamashita's gold, a World War II treasure trove
• Fictional character Mari Yamashita

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