Minato (港 or 湊) is Japanese for 'harbor', and may refer to:

Places

Minato, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English. It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits th ...

or Minato City, a special ward in Tokyo, Japan * Minato-ku, Nagoya, a ward of Nagoya, Japan * Minato-ku, Osaka, a ward of Osaka, Japan * Minato (湊), a neighbourhood in Chūō or Chūō City, a special ward in Tokyo, Japan

People

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

Chihiro Minato is a Japanese photographer, filmmaker, arts curator and art theorist. He is also Professor at the Tama Art University or is a private art university located in Tokyo, Japan. It is known as one of the top art schools in Japan. History The fo ...

(born 1960), Japanese photographer *

Kanae Minato is a Japanese writer of crime fiction and thrillers. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. She is a 2015 recipient of the Alex Awards. Life She started writing in her thirties. Her first ...

(born 1973), Japanese murder-mystery novelist * , Japanese rower *

Minato Oike Minato Oike (大池水杜, ''Ōike Minato'', born 2 December 1996) is a Japanese BMX freestyle cyclist. Oike competed at the 2020 Olympic Games The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 ...

(born 1996), Japanese BMX freestyle cyclist * Minatofuji Takayuki (born 1968), sumo wrestler now known as Minato Oyakata * , Japanese football player * , Japanese professional sumo wrestler * , Japanese politician

Fictional characters

* Sahashi Minato, protagonist of the manga series ''

Sekirei is a Japanese manga series by Sakurako Gokurakuin. The manga was serialized in Square Enix's ''seinen'' magazine ''Young Gangan'' between December 2004 and August 2015. A sequel to the manga began serialization in the same magazine in May 201 ...

'' *

Minato Namikaze The manga and anime series features an extensive cast of characters created by Masashi Kishimoto. The series takes place in a fictional universe where countries vie for power by employing ninja who can use superhuman abilities in combat. T ...

, a character in the manga and anime series ''Naruto'' * Minato Arisato, the protagonist's name in the ''Persona 3'' manga adaptation * Minato Nagase, a character in the visual novel ''

Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka , also known in short as ''Akasaka'', is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Feng and first released for Windows as a DVD on July 27, 2007. A version without adult content was released under the title ''Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka: Parall ...

'' * Minato Aqua, one of Hololive Production's virtual YouTubers * Fuwa Minato, one of Nijisanji's virtual YouTubers

Other uses

* ''Minato'', a double espresso coffee with milk; see Milk coffee#Minato *

Minato Bridge The Minato Bridge is a double-deck cantilever truss bridge in Osaka, Japan; upper deck is for Hanshin Expressway Route 16 Osakako Line, and lower deck is Route 5 Bayshore Line. It opened in 1974. It is the third-longest cantilever truss span i ...

, a 1974 double-deck cantilever truss bridge in Osaka, Japan *

Minato Line The is a 14.3 km Japanese railway line operated by the third-sector railway operator between and , all within Hitachinaka, Ibaraki. It is the only railway line operated by the Hitachinaka Seaside Railway. The line was formerly operated by ...

, a Japanese railway line between Katsuta and Ajigaura * ''

Minato Shimbun is a Japanese-language daily newspaper published by The Minato-Yamaguchi Co., Ltd. Corporate profile The Minato-Yamaguchi Co., Ltd. *Publishing newspapers : ''Minato Shimbun'', ''Yamaguchi Shimbun'', etc. Location *Shimonoseki Head Office :1-1 ...

'', a Japanese newspaper *

Minato stable is a stable of sumo wrestlers, formerly part of the Tokitsukaze ''ichimon'' or group of stables. It was founded in 1982 by former ''komusubi'' Yutakayama, who branched off from Tokitsukaze stable. Minato-''oyakata'' studied at the Tokyo Univ ...

, a stable of sumo wrestlers *

Minato Station is a passenger railway station located in Sakai-ku, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Nankai Electric Railway.It has the station number "NK12". Lines Minato Station is served by the Nankai Main Line, an ...

, a train station in Sakai-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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