Sakamoto

{{wiktionary|坂本}}

{{About|the surname|the Japanese village|Sakamoto, Kumamoto|a part of a Japanese city|Ōtsu, Shiga}}

Sakamoto (written: {{Nihongo2|坂本}}) is the 40th most common Japanese surname.{{cite press release|title=明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]|publisher=Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company|date=2008-09-24|url=http://www.meijiyasuda.co.jp/profile/news/release/2008/pdf/20080924.pdf|accessdate=2019-09-30}} A less common variant is {{Nihongo2|坂元}}.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Chika Sakamoto (born 1959), voice actor and singer
• Fuyumi Sakamoto (born 1967), enka singer
• {{Nihongo|Hayato Sakamoto|坂本 勇人||born 1988}}, Japanese professional baseball player
• Hideki Sakamoto (born 1972), video game composer
• {{Nihongo|Hiroshi Sakamoto|坂本 弘||born 1960}}, Japanese swimmer
• Kaori Sakamoto (born 2000), Japanese figure skater
• Kazma Sakamoto (born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler
• {{Nihongo|Kazuko Sakamoto|坂本 和子||born 1935}}, Japanese swimmer
• Kerri Sakamoto (born 1960), Canadian novelist
• {{Nihongo|Kodai Sakamoto|坂本 広大||born 1995}}, Japanese footballer
• {{Nihongo|Koki Sakamoto|坂本 功貴||born 1986}}, gymnast
• Kyu Sakamoto (1941–1985), pop singer well known for his song "Sukiyaki" in the 1960s
• Maaya Sakamoto (born 1967), voice actor and singer
• Miu Sakamoto (born 1980), pop singer, daughter of Ryuichi Sakamoto
• {{nihongo|Sakamoto Ryōma|坂本 龍馬|4=1836–1867}}, military leader prior to the Meiji Restoration
• Ryuichi Sakamoto (1952–2023), musician and composer, as well as an actor
• {{Nihongo|Seishirō Sakamoto|坂本 誠志郎||born 1993}}, Japanese baseball player
• {{Nihongo|Seiya Sakamoto|坂本 征也||born 1944}}, Japanese water polo player
• Shōgo Sakamoto (born 1993), actor and singer
• Soichi Sakamoto (1921–2012), American swimming coach
• {{Nihongo|Takao Sakamoto|阪本 孝男||born 1958}}, Japanese high jumper
• {{Nihongo|Takehiro Sakamoto|坂本 豪大||born 1976}}, Japanese freestyle skier
• {{Nihongo|Tatsuhiro Sakamoto|坂元 達裕||born 1996}}, Japanese footballer
• {{Nihongo|Toshisuke Sakamoto|坂本 利介||born 1965}}, Japanese sprint canoeist
• Yoshio Sakamoto (born 1959), game designer for Nintendo
• The victims of the Sakamoto family murder perpetrated by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult