Minato

Minato
Family name
Pronunciation	Minato
Meaning	port
Language(s) of origin	Japanese
Footnotes: [1]

Minato (港) is Japanese for port.

Places

Special wards in Tokyo

• Minato, Tokyo

Wards in cities

• Minato-ku, Nagoya
• Minato-ku, Osaka
  • Minato Bridge, a 1974 double-deck cantilever truss bridge

People

• Nicolò Minato (c. 1627–1698), Italian poet, librettist and impresario
• Yusuke Minato (born 1985), Japanese Nordic combined skier
• Chihiro Minato (born 1960), Japanese photographer

Characters

• Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage in Naruto
• Minato Arisato, the protagonist's name in the Persona 3 manga adaptation
• Minato Nagase, the sister of the main character in Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka

Other uses

• Minato Soft, a Japanese visual novel studio
• Minato Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper
• Minato Line, a Japanese railway line between Katsuta and Ajigaura

References

1. ^ 1990 Census Name Files

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