Itami Chikanao

• Birth: 1523
• Death: 1596
• Title: Ôsumi no kami
• Other names: Itami Masakatsu, Itami Yasuaki, Itami Hidetora
• Distinction: Imagawa, Takeda, Tokugawa retainer

Chikanao was the son of Itami Masaoki and was related to the Itami of Settsu province. When Itami castle fell to rivals of the clan in [1529]], Chikanao was spirited away by Itami retainers, passing from Ise province to Kôzuke province until settling in Suruga province. He became a retainer of Imagawa Yoshimoto and during the time of the latter's successor, Ujizane, was appointed to command naval vessels. In 1569 he became a retainer of Takeda Shingen and served the Takeda as a naval commander. Following the fall of the Takeda in 1582, Chikanao found service with the Tokugawa, whom he also served in a naval capacity

References

• Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005