Koizumi

Koizumi (小泉 "small fountain") is a Japanese family name.

It may describe one of two Koizumi Stations.

It can refer to a number of people, including the following members of the prominent Koizumi family:

• Junichiro Koizumi (小泉 純一郎, born 1942), former prime minister of Japan
• Koizumi Matajirō (小泉 又次郎, 1865–1951), Japanese politician and the father-in-law of Junya Koizumi
• Junya Koizumi (小泉 純也, 1904–1969), a second-generation Diet member and the father of Junichiro Koizumi
• Kotaro Koizumi (小泉 孝太郎, born 1978), an aspiring actor and the first son of Junichiro Koizumi
• Shinjirō Koizumi (小泉 進次郎, born 1981), a fourth-generation Diet member and the second son of Junichiro Koizumi
• Koizumi Matajirō (小泉 又次郎, 1865–1951), the grandfather of Junichiro Koizumi

Other individuals include:

• Eiko Koizumi (小泉 栄子, born 1973), a Japanese beach volleyball player
• Gunji Koizumi (小泉 軍治, 1885–1965), the founder of British Judo
• Kyōko Koizumi (小泉今日子, born 1966), singer and actress
• Takashi Koizumi (小泉堯史, born 1944), film director
• Patrick Lafcadio Hearn or Yakumo Koizumi (小泉八雲, 1850–1904), Irish-Greek-Japanese author
• Yoshiaki Koizumi (小泉 歓晃, born 1968), video game designer

It can refer to a number of fictional characters, including:

• Akako Koizumi, character in Magic Kaito
• Itsuki Koizumi, character in Suzumiya Haruhi series
• Mika Koizumi, character in Choudenshi Bioman
• Risa Koizumi, the protagonist of Love Com
• Several characters in Guru Guru Pon-chan, Ponta, Yuki, Soichiro, and Ji Koizumi

See also

• Gen-ichi Koidzumi (小泉 源, 1883-1953), botanist whose standard abbreviation in botanical works is Koidz.