Ryo Nishikata (西方凌, Nishikata Ryō, born 27 August 1980, in Aichi Prefecture)[1] is a Japanese tarento and actress.
She appeared in the Nippon TV series Koi no kara Sawagi as the ninth generation member from 2002 to 2003 and was nicknamed Sakan-ya (左官屋).
She appeared in television advertisements and music videos.
Nishikata is represented with Yoshimoto Creative Agency.
It was discovered that in 2009 she is dating Nise-satsu director Yuichi Kimura.