What Japanese family names do you find cool ?

[Checker]

I really like the surname Kusanagi. It sounds cool and its from an anime (ghost in the shell).

[jaytee]

I have a mate who's name is proper class, her surname is 'Sasakura', ’ささくら’it sounds mint, and i'm going to hunt a Sasakura down and marry her. haha

[Kyoko_desu]

Originally Posted by sugin
I feel all japanese name always link with natural or the place beside them.

Not all of them are related to nature but many do for sure.
For Example:
Yamada (mountain and rice field), Kawatani (river and valley), Matsumoto (under the pine tree), Ishino (stone and field)

By the way, I don't think anyone mentioned the surname I have here because it's not very common, hehehe.