Asai (surname)

Asai is a Japanese surname which means "shallow well". Notable people with the surname include:

Akihiro Asai (浅井亮博, born 1975), Japanese race car driver
Asai Chū (浅井忠, 1856–1907), Japanese painter
Eriko Asai (浅井えり子, born 1959), Japanese long-distance runner
Hiroshi Asai (麻井寛史, born 1978), Japanese arranger, musician and composer
Isao Asai (浅井功, born 1942), Japanese ice hockey player
Itsuki Asai (浅井樹, born 1971), Japanese baseball player
Katsuaki Asai (born 1942), high-ranking teacher of Aikido in Germany
Kiyomi Asai (浅井清己, born 1974), Japanese voice actress
Makate Asai (朝井まかて, born 1959), Japanese writer
Asai Ryōi (浅井了意, c. 1612–1691), Japanese writer
Tetsuhiko Asai (浅井哲彦, 1935–2006), Shotokan karate master
Yasuhiro Asai (浅井康宏, born 1983), Japanese lacquer artisan
Yoshihiro Asai (浅井嘉浩, born 1966), Japanese professional masked wrestler wrestling under the name Ultimo Dragon
Yoshiko Asai (浅井淑子, born 1941), Japanese voice actress

Fictional Characters

Ami Asai (亜細亜実), a character in the manga series Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!
- Akihiko Asai, Ami's father