Okazaki (surname)

Okazaki (written: 岡崎) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Chieko N. Okazaki (1926–2011), former counselor in the General Relief Society Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Dai Okazaki (AKA "Smelly", born 1971), Japanese comedic performer and former manga artist
• Emiko Okazaki (岡崎 恵美子, born 1949), Japanese alpine skier
• Hiroshi Okazaki (岡崎 洋, born 1967), Japanese shogi player
• Isao Okazaki (1920–2006), Japanese right-wing activist
• Katsuo Okazaki (1897–1965), served as the Japanese Foreign Minister between 1952 and 1954
• Kenjiro Okazaki (born 1955), Japanese visual artist
• Kyoko Okazaki (born 1963), a Japanese manga artist, winner of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2004
• Makoto Okazaki (岡崎 慎, born 1998), Japanese football player
• Miles Okazaki (born 1974), American guitarist, arranger, and composer
• Reiji Okazaki (1930–1975), Japanese scientist
• Ritsuko Okazaki (1959–2004), Japanese singer-songwriter
• Satoko Okazaki (岡崎 聡子, born 1961), Japanese gymnast
• Seishiro Okazaki (1890–1951), founder of the Danzan Ryu school of Jūjutsu
• Shinji Okazaki (born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Steven Okazaki (born 1952), Japanese-American filmmaker
• Tadao Okazaki (born 1943), Japanese artist
• Takashi Okazaki, Japanese manga artist known for Afro Samurai
• Takayuki Okazaki (岡崎 高之, born 1940), Japanese long jumper
• Teruyuki Okazaki (born 1931), founder, chairman and chief instructor of the International Shotokan Karate Federation
• Tomiko Okazaki (1944–2017), Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
• Tomomi Okazaki (born 1971), Japanese speed skater
• Tsuneko Okazaki (岡崎 恒子, born 1933), Japanese scientist

Fictional characters

• Jen Okazaki, character in the Australian mockumentary series Angry Boys
• Tim Okazaki, Jen's son, also from Angry Boys
• Okazaki, from the novel series Ring
• Tomoya Okazaki, the main character from the visual novel and anime Clannad
• Yumemi Okazaki, a character from the Touhou Project series