Matsumoto

Matsumoto
Family name
Meaning	base of the pine tree
Language(s) of origin	Japanese

Matsumoto (松本, "base of the pine tree") is the 16th most common Japanese surname and the name of a city (Matsumoto-shi) in Nagano Prefecture.

People

• Chizuo Matsumoto, a.k.a. Shoko Asahara, founder of the Aum Shinrikyo religion and convicted murderer
• Hajime Matsumoto, activist
• Hideto Matsumoto (1964–1998), better known as hide, musician
• Hideya Matsumoto, mathematician
• Hitoshi Matsumoto (born 1963), comedian
• Jirō Matsumoto (born 1970), manga author
• Jun Matsumoto (born 1983), singer and actor
• Katsuji Matsumoto (1904–1986), illustrator and manga author
• Matsumoto Kōshirō, stage name for a lineage of kabuki actors
• Leiji Matsumoto (born 1938), manga author
• Rika Matsumoto (born 1968), voice actor and singer
• Seichō Matsumoto (1909–1992), author
• Tak Matsumoto (born 1961), musician and guitarist
• Matsumoto Takashi (1906–1956), writer
• Tortoise Matsumoto, singer
• Toshio Matsumoto (born 1932), avant garde film director
• Yasunori Matsumoto (born 1960), voice actor
• Yukihiro Matsumoto (born 1965), programmer, author and creator of Ruby programming language

Characters

• Asami Matsumoto
• Boss Matsumoto, a Yakuza in Kill Bill
• Kiyonaga McLaughlin (松本 清長, Matsumoto Kiyonaga) in Case Closed
• Rangiku Matsumoto in Bleach

Places

• Matsumoto, Nagano (松本市), city in Nagano Prefecture, largest city in southern Nagano
• Matsumoto, Kagoshima (松元町), town in Kagoshima Prefecture

Other

• Matsumoto Castle in Matsumoto-shi
• The Matsumoto Hotel, the name of The Peninsula hotel during Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong
• Matsumoto incident, Sarin gas release in Matsumoto-shi