Saotome
Not to be confused with São Tomé.
In ancient Japan, the saotome (“young maiden” 早乙女) were unmarried girls tasked with planting rice in paddies.[1]
Saotome is also a Japanese family name. The name can refer to the following people:
- Mitsugi Saotome aikido master instructor
- Taichi Saotome traditional Japanese stage actor
The name can refer to the following fictional characters:
- Genma Saotome and Ranma Saotome from Ranma ½
- Mondonosuke Saotome a.k.a. Bored Hatamoto from the series of movies starring Utaemon Ichikawa
- Jin Saotome from Capcom's "Cyberbots" game.
- Otome Saotome from Shimoneta: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist.
Notes
See also
- Saotomea, a genus of sea snails
- São Tomé (disambiguation)
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