Nakaya
family name
Nakaya (written: 中谷, 仲谷 or 中矢) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Akihiko Nakaya (中谷 明彦; born 1957), Japanese racing driver
Fujiko Nakaya (中谷 芙二子; born 1933), Japanese artist
Katsuhiko Nakaya (born 1957), Brazilian sprinter
Kazuhiro Nakaya (仲谷 一宏; born 1945), Japanese ichthyologist
Riki Nakaya (中矢 力; born 1989), Japanese judoka
Sayaka Nakaya (仲谷 明香; born 1991), Japanese voice actress, singer and idol
Ukichiro Nakaya (中谷 宇吉郎; 1900–1962), Japanese physicist and writer
Yuhi Nakaya (中谷 雄飛; born 1999), Japanese long-distance runner
See also
Nakaya Islands, an island group of Graham Land, Antarctica
Nakaya Fountain Pens
Nakatani, other Japanese surnames using the same kanji 中谷 or 仲谷.
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