title: Saburō Hyakutake
text: # Saburō Hyakutake
  
  Saburō Hyakutake (Japanese: 百武三郎) (June 3, 1872 – October 30, 1963) was an Imperial Japanese Navy admiral.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Hyakutake was born in Saga Prefecture. His younger brothers Gengo and Harukichi also became high ranking military officers.
  
  Hyakutake was a graduate of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and the Naval War College. He was a veteran of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905). He was Grand Chamberlain of Japan (1936–1944). He was a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun and the Order of the Sacred Treasure.
  
  