title: Tachikawa (surname)
text: # Tachikawa (surname)
  
  Tachikawa (written: 立川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Akira Tachikawa, Japanese opera singer
  * Keiji Tachikawa (立川 敬二, born 1939), Japanese businessman and president of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
  * Kotaro Tachikawa (立川 小太郎, born 1997), Japanese footballer
  * Kyouichi Tachikawa (立川 京一, born 1966), Japanese historian
  * Megumi Tachikawa (立川 恵), Japanese manga artist
  * Sae Tachikawa (立川 サエ, 1889–1990), Japanese-American educator
  * Takashi Tachikawa (立川 隆史, born 1975), Japanese baseball player
  * Yuzuru Tachikawa (立川 譲, born 1981), Japanese director
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * Mimi Tachikawa (太刀川 ミミ), a character in the anime series Digimon Adventure
  