Satoshi

Satoshi
Pronunciation	Satoshi
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Region of origin	Japanese
Other names
Related names	Japanese

Satoshi is generally a masculine Japanese given name, and may refer to:

People

• Satoshi Furukawa, astronaut
• Satoshi Hatakeyama, journalist
• Satoshi Kamiya, origami master
• Satoshi Kojima, professional wrestler
• Satoshi Kon, director of anime films, Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers
• Satoshi Motoyama, Japanese racecar driver
• Satoshi Nakamoto, creator of bitcoin, a digital currency
• Satoshi Ohno, member of the j-pop group Arashi
• Satoshi Shimizu, boxer
• Satoshi Shingaki, professional boxer
• Satoshi Tajiri, creator of Pokémon
• Satoshi Tomiie, DJ and electronic music producer
• Satoshi Tsumabuki, actor/singer
• Satoshi Urushihara, manga artist and artist
• Satoshi Yamamoto, illustrator of Pokémon Adventures starting in volume 10
• Satoshi Yanagisawa, race walker
• Satoshi Kitamura, Illustrator
• Satoshi Ohashi, an architect

Fictional characters

• Ash Ketchum (known as Satoshi in Japan), the main character in Pokémon media
• Satoshi Himuro, a character in the Red River universe
• Satoshi Hiwatari, a character in D.N.Angel media
• Satoshi (Urusei Yatsura), also known as Megane, a member of Lum's Stormtroopers
• Satoshi Hojo, a character in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni media
• Satoshi Omiya, a racer in Initial D series
• Satoshi Fukube, a character in Hyōka
• Satoshi Mochida, a character in the "Corpse Party" series.

Other uses

• A "satoshi", equal to 0.00000001 bitcoin. Named after Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.
• SatoshiDice, a gambling website which uses Bitcoin