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. A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... Matsumoto (松本市) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. ... Nagano Prefecture (長野県; Nagano-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan. ...

People named Matsumoto:

• Chizuo Matsumoto, a.k.a. Shoko Asahara, founder of Aum Shinrikyo
• Hideto Matsumoto, a.k.a. "Hide" (musician)
• Leiji Matsumoto (manga author)
• Hitoshi Matsumoto (comedian)
• Rika Matsumoto (voice actor, singer)
• Seichō Matsumoto (author)
• Tak Matsumoto (guitarist)
• Tortoise Matsumoto (vocalist)
• Toshio Matsumoto (avant garde film director)
• Yasunori Matsumoto (voice actor)
• Yukihiro Matsumoto (programmer, author, creator of Ruby programming language)

Places named Matsumoto: Shoko Asahara (left), with Ven. ... Shoko Asahara Shoko Asahara (麻原 彰晃 Asahara Shōkō) (born March 2, 1955) is an alleged mass murderer and the founder and former guru of the Japanese Buddhist religious group Aleph (formerly called Aum Shinrikyo). ... Aum Shinrikyo (also spelled Om Shin Rikyo) was a religious group which mixed Buddhist and Hindu beliefs and was based in Japan. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Leiji Matsumoto (松本 零士 Matsumoto Reiji) is a well-known creator of several anime and manga series. ... Rika Matsumoto (松本 梨香 Matsumoto Rika, born November 30, 1968) is a seiyu and J-pop singer who was born in Yokohama. ... Takahiro Tak Matsumoto (松本孝弘 Matsumoto Takahiro, born on March 27, 1961 in Toyonaka, Osaka) is a main guitarist in Bz, and he is one of the most famous guitarists in Japan. ... Lead singer with Japanese guitar group, ウルフルズ (written Ulfuls in Romaji). ... Toshio Matsumoto (b. ... Fountain by Marcel Duchamp. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Yasunori Matsumoto (松本 保典 Matsumoto Yasunori, born February 7, 1960) is a veteran seiyÅ« who was born in Chiba. ... Yukihiro Matsumoto (aka Matz) is a Japanese Free software programmer, best known as the creator of the Ruby programming language. ... Ruby is a reflective, object-oriented programming language. ...

• Matsumoto-shi, city in Nagano Prefecture, largest city in southern Nagano
• Matsumoto-cho (松元町), town in Kagoshima Prefecture

Other Matsumotos: Matsumoto (松本市) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. ... Nagano Prefecture (長野県; Nagano-ken) is located on Honshu island, Japan. ... Matsumoto (松元町; -chō) is a town located in Hioki District, Kagoshima, Japan. ... Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県 Kagoshima-ken) is located on Kyushu island, Japan. ...

• 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

Tower of Matsumoto Castle Matsumoto Castle (松本城, -jō) is one of Japans finest castles. ... The Peninsula Hong Kong is one on the most famous hotels in the world. ... Hong Kong entered a dark age, the Japanese occupation, which was to last for three years and eight months, when the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young, surrendered to Japan on 25 December 1941 after 18 days of fierce fighting. ... The Matsumoto incident was an outbreak of sarin poisoning that occurred in Matsumoto, Japan, in the Nagano prefecture, on the evening of June 27 and the morning of June 28, 1994. ... Sarin or GB (O-Isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate) is an extremely toxic substance. ...

See also

• Japanese name