Katō clan
| Katō 加藤氏 | |
|---|---|
Mon of the Katō clan | |
| Home province | Tōtōmi Province |
| Titles | Shishaku (viscount). |
| Founder | Fujiwara Kagemichi |
| Final ruler | Katō Akizane |
| Founding year | mid-Heian period |
| Dissolution | July 15, 1871 |
| Ruled until | 1871, abolition of the han system |
| Cadet branches | Toyoma clan, Itami clan |
The Katō clan (加藤氏, Katō-shi) was a samurai and aristocratic clan in Japan. It was said that the Ka in Katō came from the Fujiwara clan of Kaga. Katō Kiyomasa came from the Katō clan, who claimed to be descendants of the Fujiwara-Kitaoji clan. Katō Mitsuyasu and Yoshiaki were descendants of the Fujiwara-Kitaoji clan. The latter two branches became the lords of Ōzu and Minakuchi respectively in the early modern period, and after the Meiji Restoration, both clans were ennobled as viscounts.