Daido

Daido is a Japanese masculine given name. The meaning depends on the kanji used; it can convey ideas such as greatness, path, or way.

The most internationally recognized bearer is Daido Moriyama, a Japanese photographer noted for gritty, high-contrast black-and-white street photography. Since the 1960s, Moriyama has produced numerous photobooks and exhibitions that capture urban life, chance encounters, and the texture of everyday scenes in Japan and beyond.

The name Daido also appears in fiction or as part of brand names in Japanese contexts, but there is no single widely recognized non-person reference.

Linguistically, the name Daido can be written with various kanji characters, offering different meanings; the intended meaning depends on the characters chosen.