Musashi

Musashi (武蔵) is a Japanese name, which may refer to:

People

• Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵, c. 1584 – 1645), Japanese master swordsman, painter, and author of The Book of Five Rings
• Musashi Kanbe (かんべ むさし, born 1948), Japanese science fiction writer
• Musashi Mizushima (水島 武蔵, born 1964), Japanese former professional footballer
• Musashi (kickboxer) (武蔵, born 1972), Japanese retired kickboxer
• Mark Musashi (マーク 武蔵, born 1977), Wushu martial artist and actor
• Musashi Okuyama (奥山 武宰士, born 1991), Japanese footballer

Places

• Musashi Province, an old province of Japan
• Musashi Imperial Graveyard
• Musashi, Ōita, Japan
• Musashi University
• Musashi-Kosugi Station

Science

• Musashi-1, RNA-binding protein Musashi homolog 1
• Musashi-2, RNA-binding protein Musashi homolog 2

Transportation

• List of ships named Musashi
• Limited express Musashi trains on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line

Entertainment

• Musashi (novel), a 1935 novel by Eiji Yoshikawa
• Musashi's, a Japanese feline musical group
• Musashi, a 1974 manga written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Noboru Kawasaki
• Brave Fencer Musashi, a 1998 PlayStation video game
• Musashi: Samurai Legend, a 2005 PlayStation 2 video game
• Vagabond (manga), a 1998 manga by mangaka Takehiko Inoue

Characters

• Joe Musashi, the protagonist of the Shinobi video games
• Musashi, the protagonist of the video games Brave Fencer Musashi and Musashi: Samurai Legend
• Musashi, a character in Eyeshield 21
• Musashi (Pokémon) or Jessie, a member of The Team Rocket trio in Pokémon
• Musashi (Shugo Chara!), a character in Shugo Chara!
• Musashi Haruno, the main character in Ultraman Cosmos
• Musashi Natsuki, the protagonist of Musashi no Ken
• Musashi Tomoe, a character in the mecha series Getter Robo
• Musashi, the protagonist of the video game Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido
• Musashi, the main character of the manga/anime Orient by Shinobu Ohtaka

See also

• Musashino
• Kōzuke-Musashi Campaign