Shiro Saigo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shiro Saigo

Japanese judoka

Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1866

Place of Birth: Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 22-Dec-1922

Profession: judoka

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Shiro Saigo (????, Saigo Shiro, February 4, 1866 – December, 1922) was one of the earliest disciples of Judo.
Saigo, together with Tsunejiro Tomita, became first in history of judo to be awarded Shodan by the founder of judo Jigoro Kano, who established the kyu-dan ranking system.
He was one of the Kodokan Shitenno or Four Guardians of the Kodokan along with Yoshitsugu Yamashita, Sakujiro Yokoyama, and Tsunejiro Tomita.