Matsumoto

Matsumoto (松本 or 松元, "base of the pine tree") is a common Japanese surname and place name.

Matsumoto may refer to:

People

• Matsumoto (surname), various people with this surname

Fictional characters

• Asami Matsumoto, in the manga, movie and anime series Nana
• Boss Matsumoto, a Yakuza in the film Kill Bill
• Rangiku Matsumoto, a Soul Reaper in the manga and anime series Bleach
• Kiyonaga McLaughlin a.k.a. Matsumoto Kiyonaga, a character in the manga and anime series Case Closed

Places

• Matsumoto, Nagano (松本市), city in Nagano Prefecture, largest city in southern Nagano
• Matsumoto, Kagoshima (松元町), former town in Kagoshima Prefecture, part of present-day Kagoshima city
• Matsumoto Airport, an airport southwest of Matsumoto, Nagano
• Matsumoto Domain, a feudal domain in Shinano Province, modern-day Nagano Prefecture
• Matsumoto Pond, a pond in Victoria Land, Antarctica

Other

• Matsumoto Castle, a castle in Matsumoto, Nagano
• Matsumoto incident, Sarin gas release in Matsumoto, Nagano
• Matsumoto Baseball Stadium, a baseball stadium in Matsumoto, Nagano
• Matsumoto Bus Terminal, a bus terminal to the east of Matsumoto Station in Matsumoto, Nagano
• Matsumoto Station, a station of East Japan Railway Company and Matsumoto Electric Railway in Matsumoto, Nagano
• Matsumoto University, a private university in Matsumoto, Nagano
• Matsumoto zeta function, a type of zeta function introduced by Kohji Matsumoto in 1990
• The Matsumoto Hotel, the name of The Peninsula Hotel during Japanese occupation of Hong Kong