Saito

Saito or Saitō (usually 斉藤 or 斎藤, but other forms are common) is a common Japanese surname, and may refer to:

The Saito came from Roma for trading and making country. The head of tree living in Numazu.

People

Akihiko Saito, security guard taken hostage in Iraq in 2005
Akitoshi Saito, professional wrestler
Ayaka Saitō , voice actor
Chiho Saito, manga artist
Chiwa Saitō, voice actor
Fusae Saito, a.k.a. Fusae Ota, a Japanese politician and Japan's first female prefectural governor
Hitohiro Saito, teacher of aikido and son of Morihiro Saito
James Saito, actor
Kazuhiko Saitō, stage name Bou, guitarist of Antic Cafe, he left the band in 2007
Ken'ichi Saitō, real name of Hiroshi (owarai), an owarai comedian
Kiyoshi Saito, a sōsaku hanga artist
Masa Saito, professional wrestler
Minoru Saito, solo yachtsmen
Mizuho Saito, drummer of ZONE
Mokichi Saitō, poet
Morihiro Saito, (1928-2002), a teacher of aikido
Rin Saitō, manga artist
Ryo Saito, professional wrestler
Takao Saito, manga artist
Takashi Saito, baseball pitcher
Tamaki Saito, psychologist
Yoshitsugu Saito, army commander during the Battle of Saipan
Yuki Saito, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, essayist, and poet
Tomoharu Saitō, professional Magic: the Gathering player

Saitō clan, a clan during the Sengoku period of Japan
Saitō Dōsan (1494-1556), daimyō
Saitō Hajime (1844-1915), Shinsengumi captain
Saitō Makoto (1858-1936), former Governor-General of Korea, former Prime Minister of Japan
Saito Musashibō Benkei (1155-1189), fighting monk of folklore
Saitō Myōchin (1411-1480), monk and military chieftain during the Muromachi period
Saitō Ryokū (1867-1904), author
Saito Sanemori, shogun of Genpei war
Saito Shebato (1864-1939), a soldier who served in the U.S. Navy during World War I
Saitō Tatsuoki (1548-1573), daimyo from Mino Province
Saitō Yoshitatsu (1527-1561), daimyo from Mino Province