Sakamoto
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Sakamoto was a village in Japan:
- Sakamoto, a small village in Kumamoto Prefecture
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.
- Chika Sakamoto, voice actor and singer
- Sakamoto Fuyumi (坂本冬美), enka singer
- Sakamoto Hiromichi, artist
- Glenn Sakamoto, Japanese-American Graphic Designer
- John Sakamoto, Canadian journalist
- Kerri Sakamoto, Canadian novelist
- Kyu Sakamoto, pop singer well known for his song Sukiyaki in the 1960s
- Maaya Sakamoto, voice actor and singer
- Makoto Sakamoto, a.k.a. Mako Sakamoto, drummer, best known for his work with British guitarist Bernard Butler
- Miu Sakamoto, pop singer, daughter of Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Sakamoto Ryoma, military leader prior to the Meiji Resotration
- Ryuichi Sakamoto, musician and composer working in diverse styles, as well as an actor
Fictional characters:
- Sakamoto from YuYu Hakusho
- Akira Sakamoto and Harumi Sakamoto from Princess Princess
- Sakamoto Chiyo from Memoirs of a Geisha
Sakamoto can be written in many ways, such as: