title: Takanao
text: # Takanao
  
  Takanao (written: 孝尚 or 隆直) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
  
  * Kikuchi Takanao (菊池 隆直, died 1185), Japanese samurai
  * Takanao Sato (佐藤 孝尚, born 1933), Japanese water polo player
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