Ezo (disambiguation)

Ezo (蝦夷) is a Japanese name which historically referred to the lands to the north of the Japanese island of Honshu.

Ezo or EZO may also refer to:

Places and peoples

• Hokkaido, formerly known as Ezo, the second largest island of Japan
• Republic of Ezo, a short-lived state in 1869 on Hokkaido
• Ainu people, in the historical Japanese texts Ezo, an indigenous people of Japan
• Ezo, South Sudan

Species

• Ezo (alga), a genus of red algae in the subfamily Lithophylloideae
• Ezo red fox, Vulpes vulpes schrencki, a subspecies of red fox
• Hokkaido wolf, Canis lupus hattai, also known as the Ezo wolf
• Patinopecten yessoensis, the Yesso scallop or Ezo giant scallop, a species of scallop
• Ezo salamander, Hynobius retardatus, a species of salamander
• Ezo flying squirrel

Other uses

• Ezo (band), a Japanese heavy metal band 1982–1990
  • EZO (album)

See also

• Yeso (disambiguation)