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 (born 1959), voice actor and singer
• Fuyumi Sakamoto (born 1967), enka singer
• Hideki Sakamoto (born 1972), video game composer
• John Sakamoto, Canadian journalist
• Kerri Sakamoto (born 1960), Canadian novelist
• Koki Sakamoto (born 1986), gymnast
• Kyu Sakamoto (1941–1985), pop singer well known for his song Sukiyaki in the 1960s
• Maaya Sakamoto (born 1980), voice actor and singer
• Miu Sakamoto (born 1980), pop singer, daughter of Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Ryuichi Sakamoto (born 1952), musician and composer, as well as an actor
• Kazma (wrestler), Japanese pro-wrestler whose WWE ring name was Sakamoto
• Sakamoto Ryōma (1836–1867), military leader prior to the Meiji Restoration
• Shōgo Sakamoto (born 1993), young actor and singer
• Yoshio Sakamoto (born 1959), game designer for Nintendo

Characters

• Sakamoto (Maison Ikkoku), 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 (Initial D), A kei car racer from Initial D series
• Sakamoto-san, a talking cat from Nichijou
• Sakamoto from Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto