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 player

Historical people

* 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

Fictional characters

* Saito ("Ghost in the Shell"), of "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex"
* Saitō Hajime ("Rurouni Kenshin"), of "Rurouni Kenshin"
* Saito Hajime of "Peacemaker Kurogane"
* Kaede Saitou, of "Angelic Layer"
* Kaori Saito, of "Jiraishin" / "Ice Blade"
* Hiraga Saito, of "Zero no Tsukaima"
* Site (Saito) Hikari (Hub Hikari), of "Rockman" / "Mega Man"
* Colonel Saito of "The Bridge on the River Kwai"

Places

* Saito, Miyazaki, city in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan