Tamura is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Akihide Tamura, Japanese photographer Atsushi Tamura, Japanese comedian Eriko Tamura, Japanese actress and singer George T. Tamura (1927–2010), American artist Hirotaka Tamura, Japanese engineer Hoju Tamura (1874–1940), became Honinbō Shūsai, Meijin of Go (game) Kiyoshi Tamura, Japanese wrestler Kōsuke Tamura, Japanese professional shogi player Masakazu Tamura, Japanese actor Meimi Tamura, Japanese singer and member of girl group S/mileage Minoru N. Tamura 20th century Japanese botanist Naomi Tamura, singer Nobuyoshi Tamura (1933–2010), Japanese aikido trainer Ryoko Tamura, Japanese female judoka and politician Takaaki Tamura, Japanese politician Tamura Ryuichi (1923–1998), Japanese writer Sakae Tamura (photographer) (1906–1987), Japanese photographer Sakae Tamura (1910–2003), Japanese magazine editor and photographer of nature Shigeru Tamura (photographer) (1909–1987), Japanese photographer Shigeru Tamura (illustrator), Japanese illustrator Tamura Toshiko (1884–1945), pen-name of Japanese writer Toshi Satō Tatsuhiro Tamura , Japanese baseball player Yoshiko Tamura, Japanese professional wrestler Yukari Tamura, Japanese singer and voice actress Yu Tamura, Japanese rugby union player Yu Tamura (footballer), Japanese footballer Yuki Tamura , Japanese footballer