Saito - Definition

Saitō (usually 斉藤 or 斎藤, but other forms are common) is the tenth most common Japanese surname.

People named Saitō:

• Saito Dosan (斎藤; daimyō)
• Saito Hajime (斎藤; Shinsengumi captain)
• Saito Makoto (斎藤; former Governor-General of Korea, former Prime Minister of Japan)
• Saito Mokichi (poet)
• Saito Musashibo Benkei (西塔; fighting monk of folklore)
• Saito Ryokuu (斎藤; author)
• Saito Tatsuoki (斎藤; daimyo from Mino Province)
• Ayaka Saito (齋藤; voice actor)
• Chiho Saito (manga artist)
• Chiwa Saito (斎藤; voice actor)
• Hitohiro Saito (Aikido, son of Morihiro Saito)
• Mizuho Saito (drummer of Zone)
• Morihiro Saito (Aikido)
• Yoshitsugu Saito (army commander, Battle of Saipan)

Fictional characters named Saitō:

• Saito, of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
• Saito Hajime, of Rurouni Kenshin

Places named Saito:

• Saito (西都), city in Miyazaki Prefecture

Other Saitos:

• Saito Ninjitsu, a form of Ninjitsu developed by the Saito family

See also

• Japanese name