Koto may refer to:

People and characters

Given name

  • , Japanese footballer
  • Koto Hoxhi, (1824–1895) advocate of the Albanian language
  • , Japanese nurse
  • , Japanese diplomat
  • , Japanese swordswoman and Onna-musha
  • , assistant coach of the Ryukyu Golden Kings

Surname

  • Basrizal Koto, (born 1959) businessman from Indonesia
  • Bernard Koto, Malagasy politician
  • , Japanese earth scientist
  • , Japanese volleyball player
  • Joseph Koto, (1960–2021) Senegalese football manager and international player
  • Nasrul Koto, (born 1965) Indonesian football manager
  • Sachi Koto, (born 1951) news anchor
  • Sunia Koto, (born 1980) Fijian rugby union player
  • Tumi Koto, (born 1994) South African cricketer

Characters

  • Dr. Kotō, a fictional character from the Japanese manga series Dr. Kotō Shinryōjo (Dr. Koto's Clinic)
  • Koto (YuYu Hakusho), a fictional character from YuYu Hakusho
  • Koto-furunushi (old master Koto), a character from Japanese folklore

Places

  • Koto, Konjic, village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Kotō Prefectural Natural Park, Japan
  • Koto station, a railway station in Hwangch'o-rodongjagu, North Korea
  • Kotō Station, a passenger railway station located in the city of Ube, Japan
  • Kotō, Shiga, a town located in Echi District
  • Kōtō, Tokyo, a ward of Tokyo
  • Kōto islets, Taiwan
  • Côteaux, Haiti (Haitian Creole: Koto)

Languages

  • Orejón language (also known as Koto language)
  • Coixoma language (also known as Koto language)
  • Okpoto language (Nupoid) (also known as Koto language)
  • Okpoto language (Upper Cross River) (also known as Koto language)

Arts, entertainment, media

  • KOTO (FM), a National Public Radio–affiliated radio station licensed to Telluride, Colorado
  • Koto (film) (; also known as "The Old Capital", "Ancient City"), a 1980 film directed by Kon Ichikawa
  • The Old Capital (), a 1962 novel by Yasunari Kawabata

Music

  • Koto (band), an Italian synth pop group
  • Koto (instrument), a Japanese musical instrument

Other uses

  • Koto (kana), a ligature of two Japanese katakana
  • Koto (traditional clothing), a traditional dress made by Afro-Surinamese women
  • Kotō ware, a type of Japanese porcelain
  • Koto Maru (1933), a steam-powered ferry

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  • Pterygota bequaertii, a timber species referred to by the trade name "Koto"

See also

  • Kodo (disambiguation)
  • Coto (disambiguation)
  • Codo (disambiguation)