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Koto may refer to:
People with the given name
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- Koto Abe (阿部 航斗, born 1997), Japanese footballer
- Koto Hoxhi, (1824–1895) advocate of the Albanian language
- Koto Ishiwatari (石渡こと, 1874–1947), Japanese nurse
- Koto Kobayashi (小林大海, born 1988), Japanese former footballer
- Koto Matsudaira (松平 康東, 1903–1994), Japanese diplomat
- Nakazawa Koto (中沢琴, 1839–1927), Japanese swordswoman and Onna-musha
- Koto Toyama (遠山向人, born 1982), assistant coach of the Ryukyu Golden Kings
- Surname
- Basrizal Koto, (born 1959) businessman from Indonesia
- Bernard Koto, Malagasy politician
- Bunjiro Koto (小藤 文次郎, 1856-1935), Japanese earth scientist
- Chizuru Kotō (古藤千鶴, born 1982), 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
Music
edit- 17-string koto, a variant of the koto with 17 strings
- 80-string koto, a variant of the koto with 80 strings
- Koto (band), Italian synth pop group
- Koto (instrument), Japanese musical instrument
- Koto & Flute, album by koto player Kimio Eto
Places
edit- Bantango Koto, village in the Gambia
- KOTO (FM), National Public Radio–affiliated radio station licensed to Telluride, Colorado
- Kōtō-in, sub-temple of Daitoku-ji
- Koto, Konjic, village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kotō Prefectural Natural Park, Prefectural Natural Park
- Koto station, railway station in Hwangch'o-rodongjagu, North Korea
- Kotō Station, passenger railway station located in the city of Ube, Japan
- Kotō, Shiga, town located in Echi District
- Kōtō, Tokyo, ward of Tokyo
Film and television
edit- Koto (film), 1980 film directed by Kon Ichikawa
- Koto Shopno Koto Asha, 2017 Bengali romance-action film
Languages
edit- 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)
Other uses
edit- Aikoku Kōtō, political party in Meiji-period Japan
- Dr. Kotō Shinryōjo, Japanese manga series
- Koto (kana), ligature of two Japanese katakana
- Koto (traditional clothing), traditional dress made by Afro-Surinamese women
- Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito, role-playing video game
- Koto-furunushi, fictitious being from Japanese folklore
- Kotō-ryū, school of Japanese martial arts
- Kotō ware, type of Japanese porcelain
- Pterygota bequaertii, timber species referred to by the trade name "Koto"
- The Old Capital, novel by Yasunari Kawabata (titled Koto in Japanese)
- Yoki Koto Kiku, Japanese shōnen manga series