Masako 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 Chiba , Japanese long-distance runner Masako Ebisu, Japanese voice actress Masako Hachisuka , Japanese linguist Masako Hayashi , Japanese architect Hōjō Masako , later known as the "Nun Shogun" Masako Hozumi , Japanese speed skater Masako Ikeda , Japanese voice actress Masako Ishida, Japanese cross-country skier Masako Jō, Japanese voice actor Masako Katsura (1913–1995), Japanese carom billiards player Masako Kato , Japanese figure skater Masako Katsuki , Japanese voice actress Masako Kisaki , Japanese middle-distance runner Minamoto Masako , (1552–1589), posthumous name of Lady Saigō, first consort of Tokugawa Ieyasu Masako Miura , a voice actress Masako Mori (singer) , Japanese enka singer Masako Mori (politician) , Japanese politician Masako Nakata , Japanese lawyer Princess Nashimoto Masako of Japan (梨本宮方子女王), later Crown Princess Bangja of Korea Masako Natsume , Japanese actress Masako Nozawa , Japanese voice actress Masako Okawara , Japanese politician Masako Sato , Japanese field hockey player Masako Sato , Japanese ice hockey player Masako Seki , Japanese table tennis player Masako Sen , former princess of Japan and daughter of Prince Mikasa Masako Sugaya, Japanese voice actor Tokugawa Masako , 5th daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada, the 2nd Tokugawa Shogun Masako Usui , Japanese announcer Masako Watanabe , Japanese manga artist Masako Yoshida , Japanese women's footballer
