Matsumoto
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Matsumoto is the 16th most common Japan
ese surname
and the name of a city (Matsumoto-shi
) in Nagano Prefecture
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Japan
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ese surname
Surname
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and the name of a city (Matsumoto-shi
Matsumoto, Nagano
is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Matsumoto is designated as a Special City.-Outline:The new city of Matsumoto is the city comprising the mergers of the old city of Matsumoto and four villages. Matsumoto officially absorbed those villages without creating a new municipal...
) in Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Nagano.- History :Nagano was formerly known as the province of Shinano...
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People
- Chizuo MatsumotoShoko Asahara, born on March 2, 1955, is a founder of the controversial Japanese new religious group Aum Shinrikyo. He was convicted of masterminding the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway and several other crimes, for which he was sentenced to death...
, a.k.a. Shoko Asahara, founder of the Aum Shinrikyo religion and convicted murderer - Hajime MatsumotoHajime Matsumotois a Japanese activist, and owner of a second hand goods shop in Koenji, Tokyo.Matsumoto founded the Association to Protect the Poor Students of Hosei University while a student at Hosei University...
, activist - Hideto MatsumotoHide (musician), better known by his stage name hide , was a popular Japanese musician. He was primarily known for his work as lead guitarist of the heavy metal band X Japan from 1987 to 1997...
(1964–1998), better known as hide, musician - Hideya MatsumotoHideya MatsumotoHideya Matsumoto is a Japanese mathematician who works on algebraic groups, who proved Matsumoto's theorem about Coxeter groups and Matsumoto's theorem calculating the second K-group of a field....
, mathematician - Hitoshi MatsumotoHitoshi Matsumoto, or Matchan as he is commonly known, is a Japanese comedian best known as the boke half the popular owarai duo Downtown alongside Masatoshi Hamada...
(born 1963), comedian - Jirō MatsumotoJiro MatsumotoJiro Matsumoto is a Japanese manga artist known for his work on Freesia, Uncivilized Planet, Keep on Vibrating, Wendy, Avant-Pop Mars, Little Feet, A Revolutionist in the Afternoon and Tropical Citron...
(born 1970), manga author - Jun MatsumotoJun Matsumoto, often called by the portmanteau nickname , is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi and is best known to Japanese television drama audiences for his portrayal as Tsukasa Dōmyōji in the Hana Yori Dango series, in which he won GQ Japan's Man Of...
(born 1983), singer and actor - Katsuji MatsumotoKatsuji Matsumotowas a Japanese illustrator and shōjo manga artist. Matsumoto's 16-page The Mysterious Clover is recognized as a pioneering work in the field of manga, but he is best known for his shōjo manga Kurukuru Kurumi-chan, serialized from 1938 to 1940, and again from 1949 to 1954.His illustrations were...
(1904–1986), illustrator and manga author - Matsumoto KōshirōMatsumoto KoshiroMatsumoto Kōshirō is the stage name of a line of kabuki actors in Japan. Most of these were blood relatives, though some were adopted into the family....
, stage name for a lineage of kabuki actors - Leiji MatsumotoLeiji Matsumotois a well-known creator of several anime and manga series. His wife is also known as a manga artist.-Space opera:Matsumoto is famous for his space operas such as Space Battleship Yamato...
(born 1938), manga author - Rika Matsumoto (born 1968), voice actor and singer
- Seichō MatsumotoSeicho Matsumotowas a Japanese writer.Seichō's works created new tradition of Japanese mystery / detective fiction. Dispensing with formulaic plot devices such as puzzles, Seichō incorporated elements of human psychology and ordinary life. In particular, his works often reflect a wider social context and postwar...
(1909–1992), author - Tak MatsumotoTak Matsumotois a Grammy Award-winning Japanese guitarist, producer, arranger, composer, singer and songwriter. In addition to guitarist and lead composer for the hard rock band B'z, he has also had a successful solo career.-Background:...
(born 1961), musician and guitarist - Matsumoto TakashiTakashi Matsumoto (haiku poet)was a Japanese haiku poet active in Showa period Japan.-Early life:Matsumoto was born in the Kanda district of Tokyo into a family of Noh theater players of the Hosho school. His stage debut was at the age of eight. From the earliest age, he was devoted to honing his skills as a Noh actor...
(1906–1956), writer - Tortoise MatsumotoTortoise MatsumotoTortoise Matsumoto is the lead singer of the Japanese guitar group, Ulfuls. He has also had a couple of acting roles in TV dramas, starting with Namida o Fuite in 2000.Trigun character Nicholas D. Wolfwood is modeled after him.-References:...
, singer - Toshio MatsumotoToshio Matsumoto' is a Japanese film director and video artist. He was born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan and graduated from Tokyo University in 1955....
(born 1932), avant garde film director - Yasunori MatsumotoYasunori Matsumotois a Japanese voice actor. He currently works for Sigma Seven, formerly for Production Baobab.-About:Some of Matsumoto's most notable roles are Wataru Akiyama in Initial D, Jean Havoc in Fullmetal Alchemist, Magnum Ace in Shippū! Iron Leaguer, Gourry Gabriev in Slayers and Ryou in Sonic Soldier...
(born 1960), voice actor - Yukihiro MatsumotoYukihiro Matsumotois a Japanese computer scientist and software programmer best known as the chief designer of the Ruby programming language and its reference implementation, Matz's Ruby Interpreter ....
(born 1965), programmer, author and creator of Ruby programming language
Characters
- Asami Matsumoto
- Boss Matsumoto, a Yakuza in Kill Bill in Case Closed
- Rangiku Matsumoto in Bleach
Places
- Matsumoto, NaganoMatsumoto, Naganois a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Matsumoto is designated as a Special City.-Outline:The new city of Matsumoto is the city comprising the mergers of the old city of Matsumoto and four villages. Matsumoto officially absorbed those villages without creating a new municipal...
(松本市), city in Nagano Prefecture, largest city in southern Nagano - Matsumoto, KagoshimaMatsumoto, Kagoshimawas a town located in Hioki District, Kagoshima, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Matsumoto, along with the town of Kōriyama, also from Hioki District, the town of Kiire, from Ibusuki District, and the towns of Sakurajima and Yoshida, both from Kagoshima District, was merged into the expanded city of...
(松元町), town in Kagoshima Prefecture
Other
- Matsumoto CastleMatsumoto Castle, also known as the because of its black exterior, is one of Japan's premier historic castles. It is located in the city of Matsumoto, in Nagano Prefecture and is within easy reach of Tokyo by road or rail....
in Matsumoto-shi - The Matsumoto Hotel, the name of The Peninsula hotel during Japanese Occupation of Hong KongJapanese occupation of Hong KongThe Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began after the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered the territory of Hong Kong to Japan on 25 December 1941 after 18 days of fierce fighting by British and Canadian defenders against overwhelming Japanese Imperial forces. The occupation lasted...
- Matsumoto incidentMatsumoto incidentThe Matsumoto incident was an act of domestic terrorism perpetrated by members of Aum Shinrikyo in Matsumoto, Japan, in Nagano prefecture, on the evening of June 27 and the morning of June 28, 1994....
, Sarin gas release in Matsumoto-shi