title: Kato
text: # Kato
  
  Kato or Katō may refer to:
  
  ## Places
  
  * Kato, Guyana, a village in Guyana
  * Katō, Hyōgo, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
  * Katō District, Hokkaido, a district located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan
  * Katowice, a city in Southern Poland, often abbreviated to Kato
  * Mankato, a city in Southern Minnesota, often abbreviated to Kato
  
  ## Brands and enterprises
  
  * Kato Airline, a small airline based in Evenes, Norway
  * Kato Airport, an airport in Guyana
  * Kato Precision Railroad Models, a manufacturer of model railroad equipment
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * Kato (The Green Hornet), comic book character
  * Kato, the main antagonist in Astrid Lindgren's book Mio, My Son
  * Cato Fong (originally spelled "Kato"), character from the Pink Panther film series, see list of The Pink Panther characters
  
  ## People
  
  * Kato (name), a given name and surname
  * Katō (surname), a Japanese surname
  
  ### Nickname or stage name
  
  * Kato (DJ), Danish DJ
  * Paul Diamond, Croatian professional wrestler Kato whose ring name is Kato
  * Kate Lambert, British British model and fashion designer known as Kato
  * Kato Kaelin, American actor
  * Kato Ottio, Papua New Guinean rugby league player
  * Kato Svanidze, first wife of Joseph Stalin
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Kato (instrument), a traditional musical instrument of Punjab
  * Kato people or Kato tribe, a group of Native American people in the United States
     * Kato language, the language of the Kato tribe
  * Kato technique, a method used for preparing faeces prior to examination for parasites
  * KATO (AM), a radio station (1230 AM) licensed to Safford, Arizona, United States
  * KATO-FM, a radio station (93.1 FM) licensed to New Ulm, Minnesota, United States
  * Kato (restaurant), a Michelin-starred restaurant in West Los Angeles, California
  