Maekawa

Maekawa (written: 前川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Ayaka Maekawa (前川綾香; born 1983), Japanese tennis player
Daiya Maekawa (前川黛也; born 1994), Japanese footballer
Kazuya Maekawa (前川和也; born 1968), Japanese footballer
Kenkichi Maekawa (前川健吉; born 1953), Japanese sport wrestler
Kisaku Mayekawa (前川喜作; 1893–1986), Japanese industrialist and philanthropist
Kiyoshige Maekawa (前川清成; born 1962), Japanese politician
Kunio Maekawa (前川國男; 1905–1986), Japanese architect
Miyuki Maekawa (前川みゆき; born 1956), Japanese fencer
Senpan Maekawa (前川千帆; 1888–1960), Japanese woodblock printer
Shinpei Mykawa (前川真平; 1874–1906), Japanese rice farmer and namesake of Mykawa, Texas
Yasuo Maekawa (前川康男; 1921–2003), Japanese writer
Kazuhiko Maekawa (前川和彦, born 1947), Japanese doctor, responsible for the care of two victims from the 1999 Tokaimura nuclear accident

Fictional characters

Ai Maekawa (前川藍), protagonist of the manga series Doubt!!
Akio Maekawa (前川彰男), a character in the visual novel Ayakashi
Miku Maekawa (前川みく), a character in the video game The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
Tamaki Maekawa (前川たまき), a character in the manga series Ultimate Muscle