Kinkazu SAIONJI, who was a former member of the House of Councilors and worked to improve ties between China and Japan, is the eldest son of Hachiro SAIONJI and the eldest brother of Haruko and Fujio.
元参議院議員で日中友好に努めた西園寺公一は八郎の長男であり、春子や不二男の長兄にあたる。