Murata

In Japanese, Murata (村田) means ‘village rice paddy’. It is a surname and also a company name that is found throughout Japan, but not in large numbers. It may refer to:

Technology

• Murata Manufacturing, a manufacturer of electronic components
• Murata Machinery, also known as Muratec, a manufacturer of industrial and fax machines
• Murata rifle, a Japanese military black powder rifle of the 19th century.

People

• Naoki Murata, a 7th dan judoka, author, curator of the Kodokan Judo Museum
• Hideo Murata, a Japanese singer
• Masahiko Murata, anime director
• Range Murata, a Japanese artist and designer
• Shinya Murata, a Japanese rock musician, formerly of the band PIERROT
• Murata Shukō, a Japanese tea ceremony practicer in the Muromachi period
• Shuyo Murata, a Japanese video game designer
• Taku Murata, a videogame programmer
• Yasuji Murata, an anime director
• Yoshitaka Murata, the chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
• Sachiko Murata, a professor of religion and Asian studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook

Places

• Murata, Miyagi, a town located in Shibata District, Miyagi, Japan
• Murata (San Marino), Sanmarinese village
  • S.S. Murata, Sanmarinese football club

See also

• Japanese names

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