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[[Image:Sakai_mon.jpg|right|thumb|The Sakai kamon.]]

[[File:Sakai-sashimono.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Sakai [[kamon|family crest]], as seen on a ''[[sashimono]]'' banner at the Metropolitan Museum]]

[[File:Himeji1.jpg|right|thumb|[[Himeji castle]], home to the Sakai clan for much of the Edo period]]

[[File:Himeji1.jpg|right|thumb|[[Himeji castle]], home to the Sakai clan for much of the Edo period]]

The Sakai of [[Mikawa province]] were related to the [[Tokugawa clan|Matsudaira clan]], whom they served during the [[Sengoku Period]]. They became one of the chief retainer families of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] and were represented by a number of branches.

The Sakai of [[Mikawa province]] were related to the [[Tokugawa clan|Matsudaira clan]], whom they served during the [[Sengoku Period]]. They became one of the chief retainer families of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] and were represented by a number of branches.

During the [[Edo period]], the Sakai became the lords of [[Himeji han]].

During the [[Edo period]], the Sakai were initially ''daimyô'' of [[Maebashi han]], and later of [[Himeji han]], beginning with [[Sakai Tadazumi]], while a branch of the family, starting with [[Sakai Tadakatsu]], became lords of [[Obama han]]. The clan also boasted a sizable collection of works by painter [[Ogata Korin|Ogata Kôrin]], which [[Sakai Hoitsu|Sakai Hôitsu]] exhibited, cataloged, and drew inspiration from in creating his own artworks.

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* [[Sakai Ietsugu]] 1564-1619   

* [[Sakai Ietsugu]] 1564-1619   

* [[Sakai Shigetada]] 1549-1615  

* [[Sakai Shigetada]] 1549-1615  

* [[Sakai Kyuzo|Sakai Kyûzô]] 1555-1570

* [[Sakai Tadayo]] 1572-1636

* [[Sakai Tadazumi]] 1710-1772

* [[Sakai Hoitsu|Sakai Hôitsu]] 1761-1828  

* [[Sakai Hoitsu|Sakai Hôitsu]] 1761-1828  

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