Kusanagi (disambiguation)

The Kusanagi (草薙) "Grass Cutter" or Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (草薙の剣) "Grass Cutting Sword" is a legendary Japanese sword and one of three Imperial Regalia of Japan.

Kusanagi is also a common Japanese name. It may refer to:

People

• Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (草彅 剛, born 1974) Japanese entertainer, member of the Japanese idol group SMAP
• Jun Kusanagi (草凪純, born 1978), Japanese model and AV idol

In fiction

• Motoko Kusanagi, fictional Japanese character in the Ghost in the Shell anime and manga series
• Kyo Kusanagi, one of the main characters in SNK Playmore's The King of Fighters video game series
• Kei Kusanagi and Mizuho Kusanagi, characters in the anime series Please Teacher!
• Godou Kusanagi, one of the characters in the Campione! light novel and anime series.
• Kusanagi, the sword of Orochimaru, a character in the Japanese manga series Naruto
• Kusanagi, a clone and a shadow image of Kyo Kusanagi in the King of Fighters series of fighting games
• The Blade of Kusanagi, a weapon in the video game Okami developed by Clover Studio.

Other uses

• Kusanagi, a technique in Danzan-ryū jujutsu