Ryū Saitō

Saitō Ryū
斎藤 瀏
Born(1879-04-16)April 16, 1879
Shichiki Village, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
DiedJuly 5, 1953(1953-07-05) (aged 74)
Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Branch Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service1901–1930
Rank Major General
Battles / warsRusso-Japanese War
Jinan incident
February 26 incident (POW)
Alma materImperial Japanese Army Academy
Other workPoet

Ryū Saitō (斎藤 瀏, Saitō Ryū, April 16, 1879 July 5, 1953) was a Japanese Major General and poet during the 20th Century. He is commonly associated with the Jinan incident, playing a major role in the diplomatic and public press of the incident. He was also known for his tanka poetry works.