Azuma
Azuma means:
- a historical name for eastern Japan
- an ironclad of the Imperial Japanese Navy, see Kōtetsu
- an armored cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, see Azuma (ship)
- several villages in Gunma Prefecture:
- in Agatsuma County: Azuma (Agatsuma) (today: Higashiagatsuma (Gunma) )
- in Sawa County: Azuma (Sawa) (today: Isesaki )
- in Seta County: Azuma (Seta) (today: Midori (Gunma) )
- a city in the prefecture of Ibaraki: Azuma (Ibaraki) (today: Inashiki )
- a city in the prefecture of Kagoshima: Azuma (Kagoshima) (today: Nagashima (Kagoshima) )
- a volcano in Fukushima Prefecture: Azuma-Kofuji
- the brand name for high-speed trains for the London North Eastern Railway
Azuma is a family name for the following people:
- Atsuko Azuma (1936–1999), Japanese opera singer (soprano)
- Hideo Azuma (1950–2019), Japanese mangaka
- Hiroki Azuma (soccer player) (born 1966), Japanese soccer player
- Hiroki Azuma (* 1971), Japanese cultural critic
- Hiromasa Azuma (* 1977), Japanese football player
- Hiroshi Azuma (* 1987), Japanese football player
- Kenjirō Azuma (1926-2016), Japanese sculptor
- Kiyohiko Azuma (* 1968), Japanese mangaka
- Koichi Azuma (* 1966), Japanese racing cyclist
- Makoto Azuma (* 1976), Japanese installation artist
- Masao Azuma (* 1971), Japanese motorcycle racer
- Matsuo Azuma (* 1965), Japanese fencer
- Mayumi Azuma (* 1975), Japanese mangaka
- Miyoko Azuma (* 1945), Japanese swimmer
- Nobuyuki Azuma (* 1959), Japanese fencer
- Azuma Ryōtarō (1893–1983), governor of Tokyo
- Shōzō Azuma (* 1951), Japanese politician
- Takeshi Azuma (* 1953), Japanese ice hockey player
- Yōichi Azuma (* 1949), Japanese paleontologist
- Yutaka Azuma (* 1967), Japanese football player
