Masako

Masako (written: 雅子, 正子, 真沙子, 真子 or まさこ in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Empress Masako of Japan (雅子皇后)
• Princess Masako (恒久王妃昌子内親王), (1888–1940), 6th daughter of Emperor Meiji
• Masako Asada (浅田 雅子; born 1971), Japanese diver
• Masako Bandō (坂東 眞砂子; 1958–2014), Japanese novelist
• Masako Chiba (千葉 真子; born 1976), Japanese long-distance runner
• Masako Doi (土井 雅子; born 1995), Japanese judoka
• Masako Ebisu (恵比寿 まさ子; born 1945), Japanese voice actress
• Masako Eguchi (江口 正登; born 1949), Japanese luger
• Masako Furuichi (古市 雅子; born 1996), Japanese freestyle wrestler
• Masako Ganaha (我那覇 真子; born 1989), Japanese freelance journalist and JSDF reservist
• Masako Hachisuka (蜂須賀 正子; born 1941), Japanese linguist
• Masako Hayashi (林 雅子; 1928–2001), Japanese architect
• Hōjō Masako (北条 政子; 1156–1225), later known as the "Nun Shogun"
• Masako Hozumi (穂積 雅子; born 1986), Japanese speed skater
• Masako Ikeda (池田 昌子; born 1939), Japanese voice actress
• Masako Imai (今井 雅子; born 1967), Japanese windsurfer
• Masako Ishida (石田 正子; born 1980), Japanese cross-country skier
• Masako Izumi (和泉 雅子; 1947–2025), Japanese actress, singer and adventurer
• Masako Jō (城 雅子; born 1978), Japanese voice actress
• Masako Kato (加藤 雅子; born 1965), Japanese figure skater
• Masako Katsuki (勝生 真沙子; born 1958), Japanese voice actress
• Masako Katsura (桂 マサ子; 1913–1995), Japanese carom billiards player
• Masako Kisaki (木崎 正子; born 1943), Japanese middle-distance runner
• Masako Kondo (近藤 雅子; born 1941), Japanese volleyball player
• Minamoto Masako (源 晶子), (1552–1589), posthumous name of Lady Saigō, first consort of Tokugawa Ieyasu
• Masako Miura (三浦 雅子; born 1959), Japanese voice actress
• Masako Miwada (三輪田 真佐子; 1943–1927), Japanese educator and writer
• Masako Mori (politician) (森 まさこ; born 1964), Japanese politician
• Masako Mori (singer) (森 昌子; born 1958), Japanese enka singer and former 1970s idol
• Masako Mori (writer) (森 真沙子; born 1944), Japanese novelist
• Masako Morishita, Japanese executive chef
• Masako Nakata (中田 正子; 1910–2002), Japanese lawyer
• Princess Nashimoto Masako of Japan (梨本宮方子女王), later Crown Princess Bangja of Korea
• Masako Natsume (夏目 雅子; 1957–1985), Japanese actress
• Masako Nozawa (野沢 雅子; born 1936), Japanese voice actress
• Masako Ogawa (小川 正子; 1902–1943), Japanese medical doctor
• Masako Okawara (大河原 雅子; born 1953), Japanese politician
• Masako Okōchi (大河内 雅子; born 1983), Japanese voice actress
• Masako Ono (小野 雅子; born 1972), Japanese Odissi dancer
• Masako Sakamoto (阪本 雅子; born 1972), Japanese badminton player
• Masako Sato (field hockey) (佐藤 雅子; born 1987), Japanese field hockey player
• Masako Sato (ice hockey) (佐藤 雅子; born 1973), Japanese ice hockey player
• Masako Seki (関 正子; 1941/1942–2019), Japanese table tennis player
• Masako Sen (千 容子), former princess of Japan and daughter of Prince Mikasa
• Masako Shinpo (真保 正子; 1913–1995), Japanese track and field athlete
• Masako Shirasu (白洲 正子; 1910–1998), Japanese author and collector of fine arts
• Masako Sugaya (菅谷 政子; 1937–2021), Japanese voice actress
• Masako Tachibana (橘 雅子; born 1983), Japanese synchronized swimmer
• Masako Togawa (戸川 昌子; 1931–2016), Japanese Chanson singer/songwriter, actress, feminist and novelist
• Tokugawa Masako (徳川 和子), 5th daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada, the 2nd Tokugawa Shogun
• Masako Usui (笛吹 雅子; born 1968), Japanese announcer
• Masako Wada (和田 征子; born 1943), Japanese hibakusha as a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki
• Masako Watanabe (わたなべ まさこ; born 1928), Japanese manga artist
• Masako Watanabe (softball) (渡辺 正子; born 1971), Japanese softball player
• Masako Yanagi (柳 昌子; born 1959), Japanese former women's singles tennis and doubles tennis player
• Masako Yashiro (矢代 まさこ; born 1947), Japanese manga artist