Miyamoto
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Miyamoto is a Japanese surname
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Japanese name
in modern times usually consist of a family name , followed by a given name. "Middle names" are not generally used.Japanese names are usually written in kanji, which are characters of usually Chinese origin in Japanese pronunciation...
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People
- Shigeru MiyamotoShigeru Miyamotois a Japanese video game designer and producer. Miyamoto was born and raised in Kyoto Prefecture; the natural surroundings of Kyoto inspired much of Miyamoto's later work....
, video game designer for NintendoNintendois a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel.... - Shunichi MiyamotoShunichi Miyamotois a Japanese musical artist and voice actor. He is noted for having performed several songs for the anime adaptation of D.N.Angel.-Early life and music interest:Miyamoto started playing the piano at the age of four...
, musician and voice actor - Kazushi MiyamotoKazushi Miyamotois a Japanese professional wrestler.-Career:Kazushi Miyamoto will forever have the distinction of being the first post-split graduate of the All Japan Pro Wrestling dojo. While in the Dojo Miyamoto was trained by Hiroshi Hase, Johnny Smith, and his mentor Toshiaki Kawada...
, professional wrestler - Masao MiyamotoMasao Miyamotowas a Japanese psychiatrist, cultural critic, and one-time deputy director for Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare .Miyamoto graduated from Nihon University Medical College in Tokyo in 1973 :ja:宮本政於...
, psychiatrist, former Japanese civil servant, critic of the Japanese bureaucratic systemCivil service of JapanThe Japanese civil service has over one million employees, with 400,000 workers in postal service, or Japan Post , being the biggest part, whilst the Japanese Self-Defence Force being the second biggest, with 247,000 personnel... - Kenji MiyamotoKenji Miyamoto (politician)was a Japanese politician who led the Japanese Communist Party from 1958 until 1977.- Early life :Kenji Miyamoto was born in Japan in 1908. He was originally from Yamaguchi Prefecture....
, politician - Kenji MiyamotoKenji Miyamoto (figure skater)is a Japanese retired ice dancer who currently works as a coach and a choreographer. He teamed up with partner Rie Arikawa in 1995. Together, they are two time Japanese national champions. After her retirement from competitive skating in 2003, Miyamoto teamed up with Nakako Tsuzuki. They competed...
, figure skater - Masafumi MiyamotoMasafumi Miyamotowas the founder of Square in 1983. Initially, he was the president of the company which was a subsidiary of Denyuusha . While at the time game development was usually conducted by only one programmer, Miyamoto believed that it would be more efficient to have graphic designers, programmers and...
, founder of video game company SquareSquare Co.was a Japanese video game company founded in September 1983 by Masafumi Miyamoto. It merged with Enix in 2003 and became part of Square Enix...
(now Square EnixSquare Enixis a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...
) - Miyamoto MusashiMiyamoto Musashi, also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman and rōnin. Musashi, as he was often simply known, became renowned through stories of his excellent swordsmanship in numerous duels, even from a very young age...
, historical swordsman - Nobuko MiyamotoNobuko Miyamotois a Japanese actress. She was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, and raised in Nagoya. She was married to director Jūzō Itami from 1969 until his death in 1997, and regularly starred in his films....
, actress - Teru MiyamotoTeru Miyamotois a Japanese author.-Biography:Miyamoto was born in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan and graduated from the faculty of letters at Otemon Gakuin University after which he became a copywriter. In 1970, he began to write his first novel and quit his job...
, author, recipient of the Akutagawa PrizeAkutagawa PrizeThe is a Japanese literary award presented semi-annually. It was established in 1935 by Kan Kikuchi, then-editor of Bungeishunjū magazine, in memory of author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa... - Tsuneyasu MiyamotoTsuneyasu Miyamotois a Japanese soccer player. He currently plays for Vissel Kobe but spent his career to date at Gamba Osaka in the J.League.-Career:He continued to study at Doshisha University well into his professional career, graduating and finishing his studies...
, soccer player, FC Red Bull Salzburg & JapanJapan national football teamThe Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan... - Yuriko MiyamotoYuriko Miyamotowas a Japanese novelist active during the Taishō and early Shōwa periods of Japan. Her maiden name was Chūjō 中條 Yuriko.-Early life:Miyamoto Yuriko was born in the Koishikawa district of Tokyo to privileged parents. Her father was a professor of architecture at Tokyo Imperial University...
, author - Miyamoto Fumiaki, oboist
Fictional characters
- Miyamoto UsagiMiyamoto UsagiMiyamoto Usagi is the titular character of Usagi Yojimbo, a Dark Horse comic by Stan Sakai. Usagi is an anthropomorphic rabbit and a ronin now walking the musha shugyo ....
, from the comic "Usagi Yojimbo" - Carlos Miyamoto, a playable character in Final Fight 2Final Fight 2Final Fight 2 is a side-scrolling beat 'em up released by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in . It is a sequel to the coin-operated video game Final Fight...
Locations
- Miyamoto is also the name of a 16th century village (in present-day Mimasaka, OkayamaMimasaka, Okayamais a city located in Okayama, Japan.It is the result of a merger involving the former town of the same name. The merger took place on March 31, 2005 when the town of Katsuta from Katsuta District, the towns of Aida, Ōhara and Sakutō, and the village Higashiawakura, all from Aida District, were...
) considered the birthplace of Miyamoto MusashiMiyamoto Musashi, also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman and rōnin. Musashi, as he was often simply known, became renowned through stories of his excellent swordsmanship in numerous duels, even from a very young age...