Sakamoto

Sakamoto (kanji: 坂本) is the name of two villages in Japan:

• Sakamoto, Kumamoto, a small village in Kumamoto Prefecture
• Sakamoto, Shiga, a place in Shiga Prefecture, part of the city of Ōtsu, Shiga

Sakamoto is also a Japanese surname for several people (sorted alphabetically by given name):

• The Sakamoto family members, victims of the Sakamoto family murder perpetrated by members of the cult organization Aum Shinrikyo
• Bob Sakamoto, sports columnist for the Chicago Tribune during the 1980s, primarily covered the Chicago Bulls
• Chika Sakamoto, voice actor and singer
• Fuyumi Sakamoto, enka singer
• Hideki Sakamoto, video game composer
• Ivan Sakamoto, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Okinawa, Japan
• John Sakamoto, Canadian journalist
• Kerri Sakamoto, Canadian novelist
• Koki Sakamoto, gymnast
• Kyu Sakamoto, pop singer well known for his song Sukiyaki in the 1960s
• Maaya Sakamoto, voice actor and singer
• Miu Sakamoto, pop singer, daughter of Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Ryuichi Sakamoto, musician and composer, as well as an actor
• Kazma, Japanese pro-wrestler whose WWE ring name was Sakamoto
• Sakamoto Ryoma, military leader prior to the Meiji Restoration
• Shōgo Sakamoto, young actor and singer
• Yoshio Sakamoto, game designer for Nintendo

Fictional characters

• Sakamoto from Maison Ikkoku
• Akira Sakamoto and Harumi Sakamoto from Princess Princess
• Chiyo Sakamoto from Memoirs of a Geisha
• Julietta Sakamoto from Air Master
• Ryōta Sakamoto (坂本 竜太), the main character in the manga series Btooom! (ブトゥーム!)
• Sue, her brother Kazuma, and their mother Momorin Sakamoto from Cave Story
• Mio Sakamoto from Strike Witches
• Masayuki Sakamoto, the main character in the 2002 South Korean science fiction film 2009 Lost Memories
• Sakamoto, A kei car racer from Initial D series
• Sakamoto-san, a talking cat from Nichijou

{Dictionary:meaning-Japanese}