Yanagawa is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Akira Yanagawa (born 1971), Japanese motorcycle racer Harumi Yanagawa, Japanese athlete Heisuke Yanagawa (1879–1945), Japanese general Kimie Yanagawa (1915–1997), Japanese-American educator Masaki Yanagawa (born 1987), Japanese footballer Yanagawa Shigenobu (1787–1932), Japanese painter