title: Hatsu
text: # Hatsu
  
  Hatsu is both a Japanese surname and a unisex Japanese given name, meaning "beginning". Notable people with the name include:
  
  * Akiko Hatsu (波津 彬子, born 1959), Japanese manga artist
  * Hatsu Hioki (日沖 発, born 1983), Japanese wrestler
  * Hatsu Ando (安藤 はつ, 1912 – 1985), Japanese politician
  * Hatsu Imai (今井 はつ, 1901 – 1971), Japanese teacher, journalist and politician
  