Yamato

Yamato (Japanese: 大和) was originally the area around today's Sakurai City in Nara Prefecture of Japan, which became Yamato Province and by extension a name for the whole of Japan.

Yamato is also the dynastic name of the ruling Imperial House of Japan.

Japanese history

Yamato people, the dominant ethnic group of Japan
Yamato period, when the Japanese Imperial court ruled from Yamato Province
Yamato clan, clan active in Japan since the Kofun period
Yamato-damashii, the "Japanese spirit", or Yamato-gokoro, the "Japanese heart/mind"
Yamato nadeshiko, the ideology of the perfect Japanese woman
Yamato Takeru, a legendary Japanese prince of the Yamato dynasty
Yamato-e, classical Japanese painting
Yamato-uta, alternative term for waka (poetry)
Yamatai, ancient geographical term that may be associated with Yamato
Daiwa (disambiguation) is spelled using the same kanji as Yamato

People

YAMATO, ring name of wrestler Masanori Toguchi (born 1948)
YAMATO, ring name of wrestler Masato Onodera (born 1981)
Ami Yamato, Japanese YouTuber
Hiroshi Yamato (born 1983), professional wrestler
Yamato Ganeko (born 1984), a singer of the band Orange Range
Yamato Gō (born 1969), a former sumo wrestler from Hawaii
Yamato Maeda (born 1987), baseball player
Tetsu Yamato (大和哲, born 1978), Japanese footballer
Waki Yamato (born 1948), a manga author
Yūga Yamato (born 1977), the current top star of Takarazuka Revue
Yūki Yamato (山戸結希, born 1989), Japanese screenwriter and director

Geography

Japan

Yamato Province, Japan, former province, present-day Nara Prefecture
Yamato, Fukuoka, a town in Fukuoka Prefecture
Yamato, Fukushima, a town in Fukushima Prefecture
Yamato, Gifu, former town now part of Gujo City, Japan
Yamato, Ibaraki, a village in Ibaraki Prefecture
Yamato, Kagoshima, a village in Kagoshima Prefecture
Yamato, Kanagawa, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture
Yamato, Kumamoto, a town in Kumamoto Prefecture
Yamato, Niigata, former town now part of the city of Minamiuonuma
Yamato, Saga, a town in Saga Prefecture
Yamato, Yamaguchi, former town now part of Hikari
Yamato, Yamanashi, a village in Yamanashi Prefecture
Yamato River, a river in Nara and Osaka Prefecture
Yamato Town, later renamed Wakō, Saitama
Yamato Village, later renamed Higashiyamato, Tokyo

United States

Yamato Colony, California, Japanese-American agricultural community
Yamato Colony, Florida, former Japanese farm settlement

Antarctica

Meteorites

Yamato 691, 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite
Yamato 791197, lunar meteorite found on Earth
Yamato 000593, Martian meteorite found on Earth

Ships

Yamato (ship), several Japanese ships of this name

Companies

Yamato Life Insurance Company, Japan
Yamato Transport, Japan, delivery service

Animals

Caridina multidentata (Yamato shrimp)

Language

Yamato kotoba, native Japanese language vocabulary

Entertainment

Wadaiko Yamato, Japanese musical group
Yamato (film), about the World War II battleship Yamato
Space Battleship Yamato (2010 film), Japanese live action film
Yamato Man, a robot boss in Nintendo Mega Man 6 and in megaman battle network 3
Takeshi Yamato, alter ego of Ultraman 80's TV show
Yamato, the signature sword wielded by Vergil in the Devil May Cry franchise
The Ark of Yamato, an area in the video game Ōkami
The Yamato Perpetual Reactor, a particle accelerator from Shin Megami Tensei IV
Yamato, a battlecruiser cannon from the StarCraft franchise
Yamato Kazakiri, a character in Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger

Anime and manga

Space Battleship Yamato (disambiguation), Japanese TV, film and game series; Star Blazers in the West
Yamato Takeru (anime)
Yamato Takeru (film)
Kira Yamato, a TV character in the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
Yamato Minazuki, a character in the manga Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne
Yamato Delgado, character in the Battle B-Daman anime and manga series
Yamato "Matt" Ishida, character in the anime and manga series Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02
Yamato (Naruto), a character in the manga and anime Naruto
Yamato Akitsuki, character in manga and anime Suzuka
Yamato Kotobuki, character in the manga and anime Gals!
Yamato Sora, Yamato Tokio and Dr. Yamato, characters in the original Japanese dub of Flint the Time Detective
Shiroi Senshi Yamato (Yamato, the White Fighter), a manga by Yoshihiro Takahashi
Takeru Yamato, character in the Eyeshield 21 manga
Yamato Nakano, a character from Loveless (manga)
Swordmaster Yamato, a character in Gag Manga Biyori
Yamato Agari, main character in Karakuri Dôji Ultimo
Yamato Naoe, character in Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! (Majikoi ~ Oh! Samurai Girls)
Yamato, a character in the manga One Piece
Yamato Sarukui (猿杙大和), a character from Haikyu!! with the position of wing spiker from Fukurodani Academy