Asano (written: 浅野, 淺野 or hiragana あさの) is a Japanese language surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Asano clan, samurai family in feudal Japan.
  • Asano Naganori, Important historical figure title: Takumi no Kami
  • Asano Nagaakira, samurai
  • Asano Nagamasa, samurai
  • Asano Nagakoto, last daimyō
  • Asano Yukinaga, samurai
  • Asano Naganao, Edo period daimyō
  • Asano Nagatomo, Edo period daimyō
• Aiko Asano (浅野 愛子, born 1969), actress and singer
• Atsuko Asano (浅野 温子, born 1961), actress
• Atsuko Asano (writer) (あさの あつこ, born 1954)
• Hiroaki Asano (浅野 博亮, born 1990), Japanese volleyball player
• Inio Asano (浅野 いにお, born 1980), manga artist
• Katsuhito Asano (浅野 勝人, born 1938), Japanese politician
• Kevin Asano (born 1963), retired judoka from the United States
• Koji Asano, musician and composer
• Masumi Asano (浅野 真澄, born 1977), voice actress
• Mayumi Asano (浅野 まゆみ, born 1969), voice actress
• Noriko Asano (浅野 典子, born 1955), Japanese swimmer
• Rin Asano (浅野 りん), manga artist of Deaimon
• Shirō Asano (disambiguation), multiple people
• Sōichirō Asano (浅野 総一郎), businessman
• Tadanobu Asano (浅野 忠信, born 1973), actor
• Takuma Asano (浅野 拓磨, born 1994), footballer
• Tetsuo Asano (浅野 哲夫, born 1949), Japanese computer scientist
• Asano Yoshiteru (浅野 慶熾, 1836–1858), Japanese daimyō
• Yuya Asano (浅野 雄也, born 1997), Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

• Rin Asano, a character from Blade of the Immortal
• Jason Asano, a character from He Who Fights With Monsters

See also

• Asano-gumi, yakuza (criminal) gang based in Okayama, Japan

References