Saitō Satoshi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Saitō Satoshi

Japanese marital artist

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1922

Place of Birth: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 16-Mar-2014

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Saito Satoshi (?? ?, March 24, 1922 – March 16, 2014) was the 5th generation Soke of Negishi-ryu, a classical Japanese warrior tradition and the nation's last surviving specialist school of Shurikenjutsu.
From 1997 to 2014 (17 years), Saito served as the elected Chairman of the Nihon Kobudo Shinkokai (est.
1935), Japan's oldest classical martial arts association.
In addition, Saito was the 6th generation head of Shirai-ryu shurikenjutsu and the 15th Soke of Kuwana Han-den Yamamoto-ryu Iaijutsu.
In 1992, Saito was awarded the Imperial Order of the Sacred Treasure.