Sato
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is the most common Japanese surname, often romanized as Sato, Satoh, or Satou. It is pronounced as "satoː". It may refer to:
Various
- Sato (rice wine)Sato (rice wine)Sato is a traditional northeastern Thailand beer style that has been made for centuries from starchy glutinous or sticky rice by growers in that region. Just as other regional varieties made not from grapes but cereal are commonly called wine rather than beer, sato is commonly called Thai rice...
, a beverage from Thailand - Sato (instrument)Sato (instrument)The sato is a bowed tanbur, or long-necked lute, now rare, played by performers of Tajik-Uzbek classical music....
, a bowed tanbur, or long-necked lute of Central Asian origin - "S.A.T.O.S.A.T.O."S.A.T.O." is the seventh song on Ozzy Osbourne's second solo album, Diary of a Madman. "S.A.T.O." is the only song off of the album that is in an E standard tuning as opposed to the E♭ tuning of the other songs. There is an argument on the meaning of the initials among fans, yet according to...
", a song from Ozzy Osbourne's 1981 album Diary of a Madman - SatoyamaSatoyamais a Japanese term applied to the border zone or area between mountain foothills and arable flat land. Literally, sato means arable and livable land or home land, and yama means mountain...
, Sato (里) definition - Sato (dog)Sato (dog)Sato is a Puerto Rican slang term referring to the feral dogs that inhabit its major cities. They are also known as 'Puerto Rican Found Dogs' in the United States. In Puerto Rico's metropolitan areas, satos can be found living in alleyways, under cars, and between refuse cans...
, a Puerto Rican feral dog - sugarSugarSugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...
in Japanese language
People
- Akira SatōAkira Satowas a Japanese photographer noted for his photographs of girls and of Europe.Satō was born on 30 July 1930 in Tokyo. While a student of economics at Yokohama National University he was an avid reader of Life and other photographic and fashion magazines at the American CIE library in Hibiya. He...
(1930–2002), Japanese photographer - Chara (singer)Chara (singer), better known by her stage name Chara, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress and video jockey. She debuted in 1991 with the single Heaven...
(born 1968), born Miwa Sato - Chiyako SatoChiyako Satowas a Japanese female popular music singer. She was born as Chiyo Sato in Tendō, Yamagata Prefecture.In 1925, Sato made her debut with the song "Aoi Susuki". She met Shinpei Nakayama, who composed her 1928 song "Habu no Minato". It sold 100,000 copies. Her song was used as a tie-in song for the...
(1897–1968), Japanese singer - Dick Togo (born 1973), professional wrestler who uses the ring name "Shigeki Sato"
- Eisaku SatōEisaku SatoThis article is about the Prime Minister of Japan. For the governor of Fukushima Prefecture of Japan of the same name, see Eisaku Satō ....
(1901–1975), Japanese prime minister - Eric SatoEric SatoEric Anthony Sato is a former American volleyball player, who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea....
(born 1966), American volleyball player - Garret T. SatoGarret T. SatoGarret T. Sato is an American actor who was born and raised in Oahu Hawaii. He attended Aiea High School and Leeward Community College where he took up Acting. He is Yonsei...
, American actor - G.G. SatoG.G. Satois a professional Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League.-External links:...
(born 1978), Japanese baseball player - Gordon H. SatoGordon H. SatoDr. Gordon Hisashi Sato, Ph.D. is an American cell biologist who first attained prominence for his discovery that polypeptide factors required for the culture of mammalian cells outside the body are also important regulators of differentiated cell functions and of utility in culture of new types...
(born 1927), American cell biologist and environmentalist - Hisato SatōHisato Satois a Japanese football player who currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League. He is a left-footed forward.-Playing career:Sato is a product of JEF United Ichiahra's youth system. He was promoted to JEF's top team in 2000. His first league appearance came on April 15, 2000 against...
(born 1982), Japanese soccer player - Hisayoshi SatoHisayoshi Satois a Japanese swimmer. He won a bronze medal in the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- Personal bests :In long course:* 50m freestyle: 22.80 * 100m freestyle: 48.91 -External links:* *...
(born 1987), Japanese swimmer - Junya SatoJunya Satois a Japanese film director.-Career:Born in Tokyo, Sato graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1956 with a degree in French literature. He joined the Toei studio and worked as an assistant to such directors as Tadashi Imai and Miyoji Ieki. He debuted as a director in 1963 with Rikugun zangyaku...
(born 1932), Japanese film director - Katsuaki SatōKatsuaki Satois the founder and director of Satojuku Karate, also known as Odo karate. The Satojuku honbu is located in Tachikawa, Japan....
(born 1946), Japanese founder of Odo Satojuku karate - Kayo SatohKayo Satohis a Japanese model and television personality. She gained fame in Japan and overseas in September 2010 when she announced on her blog that she had been born as a male.-TV appearances:* Don! , 21 September 2010 , 22 September 2010- External links :...
(born 1988), Japanese model - Kennosuke Sato (1891–1967), Japanese journalist
- Kentaro SatoKentaro SatoFor the manga character see Kentaro Osada., aka Ken-P, is a Los Angeles-based award-winning composer/conductor/orchestrator/clinician of media music and concert music . His works have been broadcast, performed, and recorded in North and South America, Asia, and Europe by well-known groups...
(born 1981), Japanese composer and conductor - Koichi SatoKoichi Satois a Japanese actor.He is the son of veteran Japanese actor Rentarō Mikuni.-Films:*The Last Chushingura *Nobody to watch over me * Shonen Merikensack * The Magic Hour * Smile Seiya no Kiseki...
, Japanese footballer (born 1986) - Kōichi SatōKoichi Satois a Japanese actor.He is the son of veteran Japanese actor Rentarō Mikuni.-Films:*The Last Chushingura *Nobody to watch over me * Shonen Merikensack * The Magic Hour * Smile Seiya no Kiseki...
, Japanese actor (born 1960) - Kōji Satō (photographer)Koji Sato (photographer)was a renowned Japanese amateur photographer, particularly in the 1930s. was born in Kumagaya, Saitama on 1 November 1911. From the age of thirteen Satō had a Thornton reflex camera; on his graduation from school he took photographs in his free time from his work in a bicycle wholesaler...
(1911–1955) - Koji Sato (politician)Koji Sato (politician)is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan , a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet . A native of Mitsugi District, Hiroshima and graduate of Keio University, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2000 as a member of Ichirō Ozawa's Liberal...
(born 1959) - Liane SatoLiane SatoLiane Lissa Sato is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won the bronze medal with the USA National Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
(born 1964), American volleyball player - Mamoru SatoMamoru SatoMamoru Sato is an American modernist sculptor. He was born in El Paso, Texas in 1937. He initially majored in aeronautical engineering but switched to art, receiving a BA in fine art in 1963 and an MFA in sculpture in 1965, both from the University of Colorado. He came to Hawaii in 1965 to teach...
(born 1937), American modernist sculptor - Megumi Sato (athlete)Megumi Sato (athlete)is a retired Japanese high jumper. Her personal best jump was 1.95 metres, achieved in May 1987 in Fukuoka.At the Olympic Games she finished eleventh in 1988 and seventh in 1992. She won the bronze medal at the 1987 Summer Universiade and 1990 Goodwill Games. On the regional level she won the 1986...
(born 1966), Japanese high jumper - Michiro SatoMichiro Satois an avant-garde composer, singer, synthesizer player, and member of the rock band Factor.- Career :Sato moved to London, England in 1995.He has performed in Britain and Germany and Denmark. In London, he has performed at the Rock Garden, the Red Eye , the Bull and Gate, and Spitz...
(born 1967), avant-garde composer, singer, synthesizer player, and member of rock band Factor - Mikio SatoMikio Satois a Japanese mathematician, who started the field of algebraic analysis. He studied at the University of Tokyo, and then did graduate study in physics as a student of Shin'ichiro Tomonaga...
(born 1928), mathematician, known for Sato-Tate conjecture - Naoki SatōNaoki Satois a Japanese composer and producer who has provided the music for several popular anime series. He was born on May 2, 1970 and graduated in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo College of Music...
(born 1970), Japanese composer - Naotake SatōNaotake Satowas a Japanese diplomat and politician. He was born at Osaka. He graduated from the Tokyo Higher Commercial School in 1904, attended the consul course of the same institute, and quit studying there in 1905.- Home political career :He was an active politician and diplomat...
(1882–1971), Japanese diplomat and politician - Nobusuke KishiNobusuke Kishiwas a Japanese politician and the 56th and 57th Prime Minister of Japan from February 25, 1957 to June 12, 1958 and from then to July 19, 1960. He was often called Shōwa no yōkai .- Early life :...
(1896–1987), born Nobusuke Sato, former Prime Minister of Japan - O. K. SatoO. K. SatoO. K. Sato was an American vaudeville performer who flourished in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His act was notable for its juggling of the comedic style and may be described as helping define the so-called "tramp" juggling style epitomized by W. C. Fields...
(died 1921), juggler - Romain SatoRomain SatoRomain Guessagba-Sato-Lebel, generally known as Romain Sato , is a Central African professional basketball player, who currently plays for Panathinaikos. He plays as a swingman.-Amateur career:...
(born 1981), Central African basketball player - Rumina SatoRumina Satois a Japanese mixed martial artist, currently competing in the Shooto organization. Being the first mixed martial artist to beat a black belt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighter by a submission, Sato is considered by many to be an exciting shoot wrestling-based fighter in MMA and has been nicknamed...
(born 1973), professional mixed martial artist - Sabrina SatoSabrina SatoSabrina Sato Rahal is a Brazilian comedienne and television personality. She was a contestant on Big Brother Brasil 3 and is a current comedian on comedy program Pânico na TV .-Early life:...
(born 1981), Brazilian model - Satō Sankichi (1857–1947), Japanese surgeon
- Satō TetsutarōSato Tetsutaro-Notes:...
(1866–1942), Japanese admiral and military theorist - Shigeki Sato (politician)Shigeki Sato (politician)is a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet . A native of Ōtsu, Shiga and graduate of Kyoto University, he was elected for the first time in 1993.- External links :* in Japanese....
(born 1959) - Shōji SatōShoji Satois a male badminton player from Japan.Shoji Sato is regarded as one of the fastest on foot players in the world. -Career:He won four Japanese National Championships in a row between 2003 and 2006....
(born 1982), badminton athlete - Tadanobu Sato, actor, a.k.a. Tadanobu Asano
- Tadashi SatoTadashi SatoTadashi Sato was an American artist. He was born in Kaupakalua on the Hawaiian island of Maui. His father had been a pineapple laborer, merchant, and calligrapher, and Tadashi’s grandfather was a sumi-e artist....
(1923–2005), American/Hawaiian artist - Takeru SatohTakeru Satohis a Japanese actor. His debut role was as the lead in Kamen Rider Den-O, and is known for his subsequent roles in the dramatizations of Q10 and Ryōmaden.- Career :...
(born 1989), actor - Takuma SatoTakuma Satois a Japanese automobile racing driver and the most successful Japanese Formula One driver in history. He is currently racing for KV Racing Technology in IndyCar Series under the Lotus banner.-Junior Years:...
(born 1977), racing car driver - Tenpei SatoTenpei Satois a video game composer and voice actor. His most notable works are his soundtracks for Nippon Ichi Software games, such as Disgaea and Phantom Brave. He also provides voice-over for games and movies.-Biography:...
, video game composer - Tomiko SatōTomiko Satowas the common-law wife of the Chinese Communist scholar and poet Guo Moruo. She is often referred to in Chinese sources as Anna , the way Guo Moruo called her...
(1893–1994), common-law wife of the Chinese Communist scholar and poet Guo Moruo - Yuki SatoYuki Sato, also credited as , is a Japanese voice actor who is represented by Aoni Production.-Anime:* Aoki Densetsu Shoot! * Blue Gender * Dragon Ball GT * Lady! Lady! * Sakigake!! Otokojuku...
, actor (born 1984), a.k.a. Tomohito Sato - Toyohiko SatohToyohiko Satoh- is a Japanese lutenist and composer.At Rikkyo University in Tokyo, Satoh studied music history with Tatsuo Minagawa and guitar with Kazuhito Ohosawa. He gave his first guitar recital in the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan concert hall in 1965...
(born 1943), lutenist - Yuka SatoYuka Satois a Japanese figure skater. She is the 1994 World Champion, the 1990 World Junior Champion and the 1993 & 1994 Japanese national champion. She placed 7th at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 1994 Winter Olympics.-Personal life:...
(born 1973), Japanese Olympic figure skater - Yukiko OkadaYukiko Okadawas a singer and winner of the talent show, Star Tanjō! in Japan.-Early life:Okada was born on August 22, 1967, the second daughter of the Satō family in the Ichinomiya Hospital and later moved to Nagoya. At elementary school, Okada loved to read books, especially comic books and she was a talented...
(1967–1986), born Kayo Sato, Japanese idol singer - Jackie SatoJackie Sato, better known as was a professional wrestler from Yokohama, Japan. In the 1970s, while wrestling for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling , she formed the tag team, the Beauty Pair, with Maki Ueda. Following in the steps of Mach Fumiake, the Beauty Pair was part of an important shift in the culture...
(1957–1999), Japanese professional wrestler - Shinya Sato (born 1978), Japanese football player for Giravanz Kitakyushu
- Tomoaki SatohTomoaki SatohTomoaki Satoh 佐藤 友亮 is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is currently with the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. In 2008, he was selected Most Valuable Player of the 2008 Asia Series....
(born 1978), Japanese professional baseball player
Places
- Sato, KagoshimaSato, Kagoshimawas a village located in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.On October 12, 2004 Sato was merged with the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the villages of Kamikoshiki, Kashima and Shimokoshiki, all from Satsuma District, and the old city of Sendai, to form the new city of...
-mura, a former town in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, now absorbed into the city of Satsumasendai-shi (薩摩川内市) - Sato, TibetSato, Tibet-See also:*List of towns and villages in Tibet...
Characters
- Ayano Sato, character from High School GirlsHigh School Girlsis a comedy manga series, created by Towa Oshima, which was originally serialized in Futabasha's Weekly Manga Action magazine from 2001, and then subsequently Comic High! from 2004....
- Bruce Sato, from the toy franchise and cartoon M.A.S.K.M.A.S.K.M.A.S.K. is an animated television series directed by several uncredited Japanese studios, KK C&D Asia, Studio Juno, Studio World, Ashi Production , and produced by the French-American DIC Enterprises, Inc and also the toyline of the same name sold by Kenner.-History:A total of 75...
- Hoshi SatoHoshi SatoHoshi Sato , played by Korean American actress Linda Park, is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise....
, character from Star Trek: Enterprise - Inoue Sato, character from The Lost Symbol
- Katsumi Sato, a minor character from YuYu Hakusho
- Kouji Satou, a minor character from Yu-Gi-Oh! GXYu-Gi-Oh! GXYu-Gi-Oh! GX, known in Japan as , is an anime spin-off and sequel of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between October 6, 2004 and March 26, 2008, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's...
- Mako Satou, character from Initial DInitial Dis a manga by Shuichi Shigeno which has been serialized in Kodansha's Young Magazine since 1995. It has been adapted into a long-running anime series by OB Planning, Studio Comet, Studio Gallop, Pastel, and A.C.G.T, and a live action film by Avex and Media Asia...
- Masao Sato (Max), character from Crayon Shin-chanCrayon Shin-chanis a Japanese manga and anime series written by Yoshito Usui.Crayon Shin-chan follows the adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, baby sister, neighbors, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan....
- Masashi Sato, character from To Heart
- Mina Sato, character from Doubt!!Doubt!!is a shōjo manga series by Kaneyoshi Izumi. Doubt!! is published in Japan by Shogakukan and in North America in English by VIZ Media.-Plot:...
- Miwako Sato, a character from Case Closed
- Natsumi Sato, minor character from Jiraishin a.k.a. Ice BladeIce Bladeis manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Takahashi, published in Kodansha's Afternoon magazine from 1992 to 1999. It was announced by Afternoon's October magazine that a new Jiraishin series would be in the magazine good! afternoon and would be known as Jiraishin diablo, which is...
- Shigeki Satō, character from Whistle!Whistle!is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Higuchi, which was adapted into a 39-episode anime television series, broadcast exclusively by the anime television network, Animax across Japan and South Korea....
- Sei Sato, character from Maria-sama ga Miteru
- Sato (Gundam character), character from Gundam SEED Destiny
- Tatsuhiro Satō, main character from Welcome to the N.H.K.Welcome to the N.H.K.is a Japanese novel written by Tatsuhiko Takimoto, with a cover illustration by Yoshitoshi ABe, and was published by Kadokawa Shoten in Japan on January 28, 2002. The novel was first published in English by Tokyopop on October 9, 2007...
- Toru Sato (a.k.a. Bull), a character in Need for Speed: Most WantedNeed for Speed: Most WantedNeed for Speed: Most Wanted is a racing video game developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts. It is the tenth installment in the Need for Speed series. The game features street racing-oriented game play, with certain customization options from the Need for Speed: Underground series...
- Toshiko SatoToshiko Satois a fictional character from the television series Doctor Who and its spin-off Torchwood, played by Naoko Mori. After a one-off appearance in the Doctor Who episode "Aliens of London" , Toshiko is re-introduced as a series regular in the Torchwood 2006 premiere episode "Everything Changes"...
, appeared the TV series Torchwood and Doctor Who - Sato, Japanese Yakuza underworld character from the movie Black Rain