Saio
Saio may refer to: * Saiō, an unmarried female relative of the Japanese emperor * Saïo, a town in Ethiopia * Siege of Saïo The siege of Saïo or battle of Saïo took place during the East African Campaign of World War II. Belgo-Congolese troops, British Commonwealth forces and local resistance fighters besieged the fort at the market town of Saïo in south-wester ...

Saiō
or was the title of the unmarried female members of the Imperial House of Japan, Japanese Imperial Family, sent to serve at Ise Grand Shrine from the late 7th century to the 14th century. The 's residence, , was about north-west of the shrine. The remains of Saikū are situated in the town of Meiwa, Mie, Meiwa, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Origins According to Japanese legend, around 2,000 years ago the divine Yamatohime-no-mikoto, daughter of the Emperor Suinin, set out from Mount Miwa in Nara Prefecture in search of a permanent location to worship the goddess Amaterasu, Amaterasu-ōmikami. Her search lasted for 20 years and eventually brought her to Ise, Mie Prefecture, where the Ise Shrine now stands. Prior to Yamatohime-no-mikoto's journey, Amaterasu-ōmikami had been worshiped at the Imperial Palaces in Yamato Province, Yamato. According to the (''The Anthology of Ten Thousand Leaves''), the first to serve at Ise was Princess Ōku, daughter of Emperor Tenmu, during the A ...
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Saïo
Dembidollo (), also spelled Dembi Dolo, is a market town and separate woreda in south-western Ethiopia. It is the capital of Kelam Welega Zone of the Oromia Region. This town, which is at an elevation of between and above sea level, was originally known as Sayo. Dembidollo is known for goldsmith work and for '' tej'' production. The town is served by Dembidollo Airport (ICAO code HADD, IATA DEM). History Originally known as Sayo, after the semi-autonomous kingdom that had ruled in this area in the years after 1900, by 1920 this town served as the seat of the governors of this part of south-western Ethiopia until the Italian conquest. Richard Pankhurst notes that during this period Dembidolo was "a great commercial centre for coffee, where by the 1930s perhaps 500,000 kilos of beans, besides large quantities of wax and skins, were exported every year to the Sudan." Emperor Iyasu V visited Dembidolo around 1912, and was welcomed by Dejazmach Jote.
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