Ikeda
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is a Japanese surname and place name, literally meaning "rice paddy by the pond".
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Place names
- the city of Ikeda (Japanese: 池田市; Ikeda-shi) in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- any of the following towns named Ikeda (Japanese: 池田町; ikeda-cho or ikeda-machi) in various prefectures in Japan:
- *Ikeda, Fukui
- *Ikeda, Gifu
- *Ikeda, Hokkaido
- *Ikeda, Kagawa
- *Ikeda, Nagano
- *Ikeda, Tokushima
People with the name Ikeda
- Hayato Ikeda (池田 勇人; 1899 – 1965), Japanese politician and the 58th, 59th and 60th Prime Minister of Japan
- Daisaku Ikeda (池田 大作; 1928 - ), president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI)
- Daisuke Ikeda (池田大輔; 1968 - ), Japanese professional wrestler
- Ikeda Tsuneoki (池田 恒興; 1536 – 1584), daimyo and military commander
- Ikeda Tomomasa (池田 知正; 1544 – 1603), kokujin and military commander
- Ikeda Motosuke (池田 元助; 1559 – 1584), samurai commander
- Ikeda Nagamasa (池田 長正; 1519 – 1563), kokujin and samurai commander
- Ikeda Katsumasa (池田 勝正; 1539 – 1578), daimyo
- Ryoji Ikeda, Japanese sound artist
- Shigeto Ikeda (1925-2001), Japanese physician, "father" of fiberoptic bronchoscopy
- Shuichi Ikeda (池田 秀一; 1949 - ), seiyuu (voice actor)
- Kikunae Ikeda (池田 菊苗; 1864 – 1936), Tokyo Imperial University professor, discoverer of the umami flavor
- Riyoko Ikeda (池田 理代子; 1947 – ), Japanese mangaka
- Hiroshi Ikeda (1950 - ), Aikido shihan
- Kaname Ikeda japanese ambassador and chief of ITER
Miscellaneous
- Ikeda map, chaotic attractor
- a genus of the Ikedidae family, see
Fictional characters
- Ikeda, a character in Usagi Yojimbo
See also
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