Kimio Eto (衛藤公雄, Etō Kimio) (surname Etō, born 28 September 1924 in Ōita – died 24 December 2012[1]) was a blind Japanese musician who played the koto.
He began musical training at the age of eight with the renowned master Michio Miyagi.
By the age of sixteen, he had received three consecutive grand prizes as an artist and composer from the national ministry and guild.
Eto moved to the United States in the 1950s intending to popularize the koto in the Western world.
He worked most notably with the American composer Henry Cowell on his Concerto for Koto and Orchestra.