Hokuto may refer to:

  • Hokuto Shichisei or the Big Dipper, the Japanese name for the asterism
  • Hokuto (train) the name of train services operating in Hokkaido, Japan
  • Hokuto Corporation, a Tokyo-based Japanese adult video company
  • Hokuto (Street Fighter), a character in the Street Fighter EX video game series
  • Hokuto no Ken or Fist of the North Star, the title refers primarily to "Hokuto Shinken", a deadly martial art school
  • Hokuto Bank, a Japanese bank headquartered in Akita
  • Hokuto (apple), a variety of apple that originated in Aomori, Japan.

Places

Hokuto means "northern city" in Japanese. It may refer to:

  • Hokuto, Yamanashi, a city in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
  • Hokuto, Hokkaido, a city in Hokkaido, Japan
  • Japanese name of Beitou, Taiwan
  • Nickname for Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
  • Heian-kyō, a former capital of Japan, now Kyoto. Described as the northern capital in contrast to Heijō-kyō, the southern capital.
  • Kyoto, a nickname derived from its former status as capital of Japan

People

  • , Japanese retired professional wrestler
  • , Ainu waka poet and social activist
  • Hokuto Konishi (born 1984), contestant on So You Think You Can Dance and a band member
  • , Japanese actor and singer
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese professional wrestler
  • , Japanese footballer
  • , Japanese politician
  • , Japanese singer, performer and actor

Characters

  • Hokuto, a character from B'TX
  • Hokuto Sumeragi, a character in Tokyo Babylon and X/1999
  • Hokuto Dan, or Dyna Red, a character from Kagaku Sentai Dynaman
  • Seiji Hokuto, Ultraman Aces alter ego alongside Yuko Minami from the 1972 namesake tokusatsu
  • Hokuto Kaneshiro, a character from Rosario + Vampire
  • Hokuto, a character from Street Fighter EX
  • Hokuto Furukizu, a character in the video game Yandere Simulator
  • Hokuto Hidaka, a character from the Mobile Game Ensemble Stars!
  • Hokuto Ijuuin, a character from the Game The Idolmaster 2 and The Idolmaster SideM