title: Matsutani
text: # Matsutani
  
  Matsutani (written: 松谷 lit. "pine tree valley") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Hiroaki Matsutani (fl. 1990s), Japanese mixed martial artist
  * Makoto Matsutani (松谷 誠, 1903–1998), Japanese military officer
  * Takesada Matsutani (松谷 武判, born 1937), Japanese mixed-media artist
  * Yūya Matsutani (松谷 裕也, born 1984), ring name Shōhōzan Yūya, Japanese sumo wrestler
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * Yoko Matsutani, from the 2000s Japanese Legendz franchise
  