Arakaki
Arakaki（Okinawan:Arakachi） is an Ryukyuan surname. It means New Stone Wall or “wild enclosure”, but actually denoting the enclosure around a Shintō shrine. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alberto Arakaki, AKA japa, Brazilian professional vert skater
- Ankichi Arakaki, Okinawan martial artist
- Dennis Arakaki, American politician and social worker
- Ernesto Arakaki, Peruvian football defender playing for Alianza Lima
- Hayato Arakaki, Japanese professional baseball player
- Hideyoshi Arakaki, Peruvian footballer
- Hisako Arakaki, Ryukyuan J-pop singer from Okinawa, Japan
- Hitoe Arakaki, the oldest member of the J-pop group SPEED in Japan
- Kiyoshi Arakaki, karate practitioner, historian & novelist
- Maria Eduarda Arakaki, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
- Nagisa Arakaki, professional baseball player in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball
- Seishō Arakaki, Okinawan martial artist
- Takayuki Arakaki, Japanese footballer