Furukawa (written: 古川 or 古河, lit."old river") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

, illustrator and former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She is a former member and leader of SKE48's Team KII , Japanese industrialist and copper mine magnate , announcer for Mainichi Broadcasting System , Japanese astronomer Lisa Furukawa (古川 梨沙; born 1976), Japanese-American pianist, singer and songwriter (formerly known as Lisa Furukawa Ray) , Japanese voice actor affiliated with Space Craft Group. His most notable role is in the anime One-Punch Man, as the main character, Saitama and Golden Time, as Banri Tada , Japanese writer , Japanese musician, and former bass guitarist and singer for the Japanese rock band Supercar , Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature) , renowned Japanese photographer , Japanese comedian , JAXA astronaut , Japanese businessman , Japanese archer , former Japanese football player , Japanese professional basketball player who currently plays for Link Tochigi Brex in the National Basketball League (Japan) Takeshi Furukawa (古川 毅), Japanese-American composer, orchestrater and conductor. His works have spanned the concert stage, films, television, video games and advertising campaigns , Japanese film director , Japanese educator , Japanese medical doctor, attorney, and politician , vocalist for Guniw Tools , Japanese voice actor , former Japanese football player* Furukawa Hompo , Japanese singer and actor, member of boy group Super★Dragon Yasushi Furukawa (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese politician , Japanese actor , Japanese actor, singer, songwriter and model

Fictional characters Nagisa Furukawa, main character in the visual novel Clannad