Miyako
Miyako may refer to:
Places in Japan
- Miyako, Iwate, a city in Iwate Prefecture
- The Miyako Islands, including Miyako Island itself
- Miyakojima, Okinawa, a city of the Miyako Islands
- Miyako language, the Ryukyuan dialect spoken on Miyako Island and other nearby islands
- Miyako, Fukuoka, a town in Fukuoka Prefecture
- As miyako (都) means "capital" in Japanese, it can also be an archaic term for any of Japan's former capitals, most frequently Kyoto or Edo
People and fictional characters
- Miyako (given name)
- Tatsumi Miyako, a fictional character in Shadow Star (Narutaru)
Other
- Miyako Pony, a breed of pony originating from Miyako island in Japan
- Japanese cruiser Miyako, an unprotected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese navy
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