Matsumoto
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Matsumoto (松本, "base of the pine tree") is the 16th most common Japanese surname and the name of a city (Matsumoto-shi) in Nagano Prefecture.
People named Matsumoto:
- Chizuo Matsumoto, a.k.a. Shoko Asahara, founder of Aum Shinrikyo
- Hajime Matsumoto, (activist)
- Hideto Matsumoto, a.k.a. "hide" (musician)
- Hitoshi Matsumoto (comedian)
- Ichiyo Matsumoto (artist)
- Jirō Matsumoto (manga author)
- Jun Matsumoto (singer, actor)
- Leiji Matsumoto (manga author)
- Rika Matsumoto (voice actor, singer)
- Seichō Matsumoto (author)
- Shigemi Matsumoto (soprano)
- Tak Matsumoto (guitarist)
- Matsumoto Takashi (writer)
- Tortoise Matsumoto (vocalist)
- Toshio Matsumoto (avant garde film director)
- Yasunori Matsumoto (voice actor)
- Yukihiro Matsumoto (programmer, author, creator of Ruby programming language)
- Matsumoto Kōshirō (lineage of kabuki actors)
Fictional characters named Matsumoto:
Places named Matsumoto:
- Matsumoto-shi, city in Nagano Prefecture, largest city in southern Nagano
- Matsumoto-cho (松元町), town in Kagoshima Prefecture
Other Matsumotos:
- Matsumoto Castle in Matsumoto-shi
- The Matsumoto Hotel, the name of The Peninsula hotel during Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong
- Matsumoto incident, Sarin gas release in Matsumoto-shi
- Matsumoto Shave Ice, famous shave ice store in Haleʻiwa, Hawaii