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

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Minato, Tokyo is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English. Minato was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Tokyo, Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba, Tokyo, Shiba wards following Tokyo City's Local Autonomy Ac ...

or Minato City, a special ward in Tokyo, Japan *

Minato-ku, Nagoya is one of the 16 wards of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the ward had an estimated population of 143,913 and a population density of 3,153 persons per km². The total area was 45.64 km². It is geographi ...

, a ward of Nagoya, Japan *

Minato-ku, Osaka is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. It has an area of 7.9 km2, and a population of 84,961. Literally translated, Minato-ku means "Harbor Ward". Landmarks * Kaiyukan (Osaka Aquarium) * Port of Osaka * Tempozan Harbor Village * Modern T ...

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

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Chihiro Minato is a Japanese photographer, filmmaker, arts curator and art theorist. He is also Professor at the Tama Art University since 1995. In 2000, Minato served as curator of the arts exhibition ''Serendipity: Photography, Video, Experimental Film and Mu ...

(born 1960), Japanese photographer * , Japanese politician *

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 *

Nicolò Minato Count Nicolò Minato (b. Bergamo, ca. 1627; d. Vienna, 28 February 1698) was an Italian poet, librettist and impresario. His career can be divided into two parts: the years he spent at Venice, from 1650 to 1669, and the years at Vienna, from 1669 u ...

(c. 1627–1698), Italian poet, librettist and impresario * , Japanese professional sumo wrestler * , Japanese rower * Yūsuke Minato (born 1985), Japanese Nordic combined skier *

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 where she came 7th in the women's BMX freestyle event. Competitive history All results are sourced ...

(born 1996), Japanese BMX freestyle cyclist *

Minatofuji Takayuki is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Annaka, Gunma. He made his professional debut in March 1984, and his highest rank was '' maegashira'' 2. He retired in 2002, and in 2010 became the head coach of Minato stable. Career At jun ...

(born 1968), sumo wrestler now known as Minato Oyakata

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Minato Aqua is a retired Japanese VTuber affiliated with Hololive Production from 8 August 2018 to 28 August 2024. She was part of Hololive's 2nd Generation. On 6 August 2024, she announced her 'graduation' from Hololive, using terminology from the Japanes ...

, one of Hololive Production's virtual YouTubers * Minato Arisato, the protagonist's name in the ''

Persona 3 is a 2006 role-playing video game developed by Atlus that is the fourth main installment in the ''Persona (series), Persona'' series, which is part of the larger ''Megami Tensei'' franchise. It was originally released for the PlayStation 2 in ...

'' manga adaptation * Minato Kiyomizu, the main protagonist of the anime series '' Re-Main'' * 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 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 special techniques and abilities in ...

, a character in the manga and anime series ''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

'' * Minato Narumiya, the main protagonist of the light novel series ''

Tsurune is a Japanese light novel series written by Kotoko Ayano, with illustrations by Chinatsu Morimoto. The first novel won a Special Judge Award in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2016, and was published by the studio in December of th ...

'' * Minato Sahashi, the main protagonist of the manga series ''

Sekirei is a Japanese manga series by Sakurako Gokurakuin. The manga was serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine '' Young Gangan'' between December 2004 and August 2015. A special epilogue volume to the manga was serialized in the same magazi ...

'' * Fuwa Minato, one of

Nijisanji is a virtual YouTuber agency owned by Anycolor Inc. (formerly Ichikara Inc.). The agency was founded in 2018 with the purpose of promoting the use of Live2D models and live streaming as opposed to the 3D and clips format popularized by Kizuna ...

's virtual YouTubers

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

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

Minato Shimbun is a Japanese-language daily newspaper published by The Minato-Yamaguchi Co., Ltd. It is a professional Industrial economy newspaper focusing on the field of aquatic products industry. Corporate profile The Minato-Yamaguchi Co., Ltd. *Publish ...

'', a Japanese newspaper *

Minato stable is a Heya (sumo), stable of sumo wrestlers, formerly part of the Tokitsukaze ''ichimon'' or group of stables. It was founded in 1982 by former ''komusubi'' Yutakayama Hiromitsu, Yutakayama, who branched off from Tokitsukaze stable. Minato-''oy ...

, a stable of sumo wrestlers * Minato Station, a train station in Sakai-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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