Masako

Masako (written: , , , or in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

, (1888–1940), 6th daughter of Emperor Meiji , Japanese diver , Japanese novelist , Japanese long-distance runner , Japanese judoka , Japanese voice actress , Japanese luger , Japanese freestyle wrestler , Japanese freelance journalist and JSDF reservist , Japanese linguist , Japanese architect , later known as the "Nun Shogun" , Japanese speed skater , Japanese voice actress , Japanese windsurfer , Japanese cross-country skier , Japanese actress, singer and adventurer , Japanese voice actress , Japanese figure skater , Japanese voice actress , Japanese carom billiards player , Japanese middle-distance runner , Japanese volleyball player , (1552–1589), posthumous name of Lady Saigō, first consort of Tokugawa Ieyasu , Japanese voice actress , Japanese educator and writer , Japanese politician , Japanese enka singer and former 1970s idol , Japanese novelist Masako Morishita, Japanese executive chef , Japanese lawyer , later Crown Princess Bangja of Korea , Japanese actress , Japanese voice actress , Japanese medical doctor , Japanese politician , Japanese voice actress , Japanese Odissi dancer , Japanese badminton player , Japanese field hockey player , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese table tennis player , former princess of Japan and daughter of Prince Mikasa , Japanese track and field athlete , Japanese author and collector of fine arts , Japanese voice actress , Japanese synchronized swimmer , Japanese Chanson singer/songwriter, actress, feminist and novelist , 5th daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada, the 2nd Tokugawa Shogun , Japanese announcer , Japanese hibakusha as a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki , Japanese manga artist , Japanese softball player , Japanese former women's singles tennis and doubles tennis player , Japanese manga artist