Kunio Naitō (内藤 國雄, Naitō Kunio, born November 15, 1939) is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-dan.

[2] The promotion history for Naitō is as follows:[3] Naitō appeared in major title matches a total of thirteen times and has won four major titles.

[4] In addition to major titles, Naitō won thirteen other shogi championships during his career.

[5] Naitō has received a number of awards and honors throughout his career for his accomplishments both on an off the shogi board.

These include awards given out annually by the Japan Shogi Association (JSA) for performance in official games as well as other JSA awards for career accomplishments, and awards received from governmental organizations, etc.