| Birth Date: | 20 August 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Asahikawa, Japan |
| Height: | 163 cm |
| Weight: | 52 kg |
| Sport: | Freestyle wrestling |
| Club: | Sanshin Electronics Corporation |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
is a retired Japanese flyweight freestyle wrestler. He won a gold medal at the 1972 Olympics and a silver medal at the 1970 Asian Games and placed sixth at the 1971 World Wrestling Championships.
Kato lost to Mohammad Ghorbani at the 1970 Asian Games, but took revenge at the 1972 Olympics.