Taiyō is the romanization for some Japanese words, such as 太陽 for sun and 大洋 for ocean. It can also refer to:

Persons A male Japanese given name , Japanese footballer Taiyō Kea (born 1975), American professional wrestler , Japanese speed-skater , Japanese footballer , Japanese professional wrestler Taiyo Strauss-Vanderpool (born 2011), American philosopher Taiyo Hamster

Organisations Taiyō (magazine), a Japanese magazine Taiyo Pharmaceutical Industry, a pharmaceutical product manufacturing company located in Takayama, Gifu, Japan, now part of Teva Pharmaceuticals Taiyō Whales, one of the previous names of the Yokohama BayStars Maruha Nichiro, a Japanese seafood company once known as Taiyo Taiyo Yuden, a manufacturer of electronic components Taiyo Department Store, a now-defunct department store in Kumamoto, Kumamoto famous for a 1973 fire

Other Japanese aircraft carrier Taiyō, the first of the Taiyō class escort aircraft carriers Taiyo (Locomía album), 1989 Taiyo (Chisato Moritaka album), 1996 "Taiyō" (song), the first single by Japanese band GO!GO!7188 Taiyō, a sunflower variety Taiyo (satellite), a Japanese satellite launched in 1975 to study thermosphere and sun