Katsura

Katsura or Katsuura may refer to:

Architecture

• The Katsura imperial villa, one of Japan's most important architectural treasures, and a World Heritage Site

Botany

• Katsura, the common name for Cercidiphyllum, a genus of two species of trees native to eastern Asia

Geography

• Katsuura, Chiba, city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan
• Katsura, Tokushima, a town in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
• Katsura, Ibaraki, a former village in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
• Katsura River, a Japanese river
• Katsura, Kyoto, a suburb of Kyoto City in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

People

• Marquess Katsura Taro (1848–1913), Japanese Prime Minister 1901–1906, 1908–1911, 1912–1913
• , Japanese editor
• , Japanese singer
• , a former name of Kido Takayoshi during the late Tokugawa period.
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese carom billiards player
• , a Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese rakugoka
• , cousin of Emperor Akihito
• , Japanese TV presenter
• , Japanese rakugo performer
• , Canadian traditional Japanese rakugo comic storyteller
• , Japanese rakugo comedian
• , Japanese biathlete

Fictional characters

• Hinagiku Katsura from the Hayate the Combat Butler anime and manga
• Kotaro Katsura from the Gintama anime and manga
• Mafune Katsura in the film Terror of Mechagodzilla
• Kotonoha Katsura from the visual novel School Days
• Katsura Tenjoin from YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō

Other

• Katsura-no-miya, a branch of the Japanese Imperial Family