Kōyū Amano (天野 高雄, 1968 - present) is a Japanese Buddhist monk of Kōyasan Shingon-shū.
He currently serves as abbot at Kōzō-ji (高蔵寺) in Okayama Prefecture and has been active as a missionary, artist, sculptor and radio personality.
In his youth, he studied oil painting and shodō and developed hobbies such as playing trumpet and softball.
Today, Amano proselytizes Buddhism through his art and local radio show.
Amano has one younger brother, Yukio Amano who is supervisor of Japan Mononoke Tourist (日本物怪観光; Nihon mononoke kankō), an art unit that aims at spreading information about Japanese yōkai.