Akiya Shirakawa

Akiya Shirakawa (白川 暁也, Shirakawa Akiya) is a kabuki actor who is the heir-apparent to the name of the 15th-generation kabuki actor Suou Shirakawa and the boyfriend of Sarasa Watanabe, although they act like simple childhood friends.

Etymology

 * The name Akiya means "dawn, daybreak" (暁) (aki) and "to be, also" (也) (ya).
 * Akiya's surname Shirakawa means "white" (白) (shira) and "river, stream" (川) (kawa).