Sakamoto
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Sakamoto (kanji: 坂本) is the name of two villages in Japan:
- Sakamoto, Kumamoto, a small village in Kumamoto Prefecture
- Sakamoto, Shiga, a small village in Shiga Prefecture
Sakamoto is also a Japanese surname for several people (sorted alphabetically by given name):
- The Sakamoto family members, victims of the Sakamoto family murder perpetrated by members of the cult organization Aum Shinrikyo
- Chika Sakamoto, voice actor and singer
- John Sakamoto, Canadian journalist
- Kerri Sakamoto, Canadian novelist
- Kyu Sakamoto, pop singer well known for his song Sukiyaki in the 1960s
- Maaya Sakamoto, voice actor and singer
- Miu Sakamoto, pop singer, daughter of Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Sakamoto Ryoma, military leader prior to the Meiji Resotration
- Ryuichi Sakamoto, musician and composer, as well as an actor
Fictional characters:
- Sakamoto from YuYu Hakusho
- Sakamoto from Maison Ikkoku
- Akira Sakamoto and Harumi Sakamoto from Princess Princess
- Sakamoto Chiyo from Memoirs of a Geisha
- Julietta Sakamoto from Air Master
- Sue, Kazuma, and Momorin Sakamoto from Cave Story

