Ikeda 1501843 223928729 2008-07-06T15:43:01Z Kintetsubuffalo 487310 wikified {{Nihongo|'''Ikeda'''|池田|Ikeda}} is a [[Japanese surname]] and place name, literally meaning "[[rice paddy]] by the pond". ==Place names== * the city of '''[[Ikeda, Osaka]]''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 池田市; ''Ikeda-shi'') in [[Osaka Prefecture]], [[Japan]] * any of the following towns named '''Ikeda''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: 池田町; ''ikeda-cho'' or ''ikeda-machi'') in various [[prefectures of Japan|prefectures]] in [[Japan]]: **[[Ikeda, Fukui]] **[[Ikeda, Gifu]] **[[Ikeda, Hokkaido]] **[[Ikeda, Kagawa]] **[[Ikeda, Nagano]] **[[Ikeda, Tokushima]] ==People== *[[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 *[[Masatomi_Ikeda|Ikeda Masatomi]] (池田 昌富; 1940 – ), Japanese [[aikido]] teacher *[[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 *[[Jennifer Ikeda]], Broadway actor *[[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 [[manga]]ka *[[Hiroshi Ikeda]] (1950 – ), Aikido shihan *[[Kaname Ikeda]], Japanese ambassador and chief of [[ITER]] *Yuriko Ikeda, a spanish teacher at Grapevine High School ==Miscellaneous== *[[Ikeda map]], [[chaotic attractor]] *a genus of the [[Ikedidae]] family, see [[Wikispecies:Ikeda]] *[[Ikeda Jeans]], [[Jeans]] [[label]] ==Fictional characters== * [[Ikeda (comics)]], a character in ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'' ==See also== *[[Japanese name]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Japanese surnames]] [[de:Ikeda]] [[ko:이케다]] [[it:Ikeda]] [[ja:池田]] [[zh:池田]]