Itō Sukechika

Itō Sukechika
伊東祐親
Statue of Itō Sukechika in Monomizuka Park, Itō, Shizuoka Prefecture
BornUnknown
DiedMarch 20, 1182
NationalityJapanese
Other namesKawazu Sukechika, Jirō
Occupationsamurai lord
ChildrenKawazu Sukeyasu
Kawazu Sukekiyo
Mangō Gozen
Miura Yoshizumi's wife
Yaehime
FatherItō Sukeie

Itō Sukechika (伊東 祐親, died March 20, 1182) was a Japanese samurai lord and gōzoku of the Izu Province in the late Heian period. He was the 6th head of the Kudō clan and the founder of the Kawazu clan. He is also known as Kawazu Sukechika.