Batō (馬頭町; -machi) was a town located in Nasu District, Tochigi, Japan.
On October 1, 2005 Batō was merged with the town of Ogawa, also from Nasu District, to form the new town of Nakagawa.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 13,195 and a density of 86.99 persons per km². The total area was 151.68 km².