Matsumoto

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

• Chizuo Matsumoto, a.k.a. Shoko Asahara, founder of the Aum Shinrikyo religion and convicted murderer
• Hajime Matsumoto, activist
• Hideto Matsumoto (1964–1998), better known as hide, musician
• Hideya Matsumoto, mathematician
• Hitoshi Matsumoto (born 1963), comedian
• Jirō Matsumoto (born 1970), manga author
• Jun Matsumoto (born 1983), singer and actor
• Katsuji Matsumoto (1904–1986), illustrator and manga author
• Matsumoto Kōshirō, stage name for a lineage of kabuki actors
• Leiji Matsumoto (born 1938), manga author
• Rika Matsumoto (born 1968), voice actor and singer
• Seichō Matsumoto (1909–1992), author
• Tak Matsumoto (born 1961), musician and guitarist
• Matsumoto Takashi (1906–1956), writer
• Tortoise Matsumoto, singer
• Toshio Matsumoto (born 1932), avant garde film director
• Yasunori Matsumoto (born 1960), voice actor
• Yukihiro Matsumoto (born 1965), programmer, author and creator of Ruby programming language

Characters

• Asami Matsumoto
• Boss Matsumoto, a Yakuza in Kill Bill
• Kiyonaga McLaughlin (松本 清長, Matsumoto Kiyonaga^?) in Case Closed
• Rangiku Matsumoto in Bleach

Places

• Matsumoto, Nagano (松本市), city in Nagano Prefecture, largest city in southern Nagano
• Matsumoto, Kagoshima (松元町), town in Kagoshima Prefecture

Other

• 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