Tagawa (written: or lit. "ricefield river") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (1950–2025), Japanese-American actor and film producer Charlie Tagawa (1935–2017), Japanese-American musician Félix Tagawa (born 1976), Tahitian footballer , mother of Koxinga, conqueror of Taiwan , Japanese politician Shigeru Tagawa (born 1975), Japanese long jumper , Japanese manga artist