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 Otsu, 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
• Chika Sakamoto, voice actor and singer
• Fuyumi Sakamoto, enka singer
• Hideki Sakamoto, video game composer
• 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 who performs in Florida Championship Wrestling under ring name 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 (here)
• Akira Sakamoto and Harumi Sakamoto from Princess Princess (here)
• Chiyo Sakamoto from Memoirs of a Geisha
• Julietta Sakamoto from Air Master
• Sue, her brother Kazuma, and their mother Momorin Sakamoto from Cave Story
• Mio Sakamoto from Strike Witches
• Sakamoto, A kei car racer from Initial D series