Surname
Yanagita
Yanagita (柳田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean willow + rice field, and Wikidata lists 20 notable people with this family name.
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What Yanagita means
柳
willow
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Yanagita describes a place. Its kanji point to a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Yanagita
Miyuki Yanagita 柳田 美幸Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.