Itō

The Itō were a Japanese warrior family whose lands included Hyūga Province in Kyushu. Itō Yoshisuke became head of the family in 1538 and recovered territory from the Shimazu in 1542.

The Shimazu defeated him at Kizaki in 1572 and eventually drove the family from its lands. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Kyushu campaign in 1587, the Itō regained territory in Hyūga, where they later ruled Obi Domain.