Daigo

Daigo is a Japanese given name and surname. It may refer to:

People:

  • Emperor Daigo, Emperor of Japan between 897 and 930
  • Daigo family, a branch of the Ichijō family of Japanese nobility
    • Daigo Fuyumoto (1648-1697), Japanese court noble who founded the family branch
  • Naoyuki Daigo (born 1981), Japanese high jumper
  • Tadashige Daigo (1891-1947), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral during World War II
  • Toshirō Daigo (born 1926), Japanese 10th dan judoka
  • Daigo Hisateru (1937-1983), Japanese sumo wrestler
  • Daigō Kenshi (born 1952), Japanese sumo wrestler
  • Daigo Kobayashi (born 1983), footballer
  • Daigo Matsuura (born 1969), Japanese politician
  • Daigo Saito (born 1980), Japanese professional drifting driver
  • Daigo Umehara (born 1981), Japanese professional video gamer
  • Daigo (musician) (born 1978), Japanese musician, main vocalist of Breakerz

Places:

  • Daigo Temple, from which Emperor Daigo took his name
  • Daigo, Fushimi, Kyoto, a district in the ward of Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
  • Daigo Station (Kyoto), a train station
  • Daigo Station (Akita), a train station
  • Daigo, Ibaraki, a town in Ibaraki Prefecture

Other uses

  • Daigo (Zen), a great enlightenment in Zen Buddhism
  • Daigo (cheese), a type of cheese made in ancient Japan