Yoshida Tōyō

Yoshida Tōyō (吉田東洋, 1816 – 6 May 1862) was a Japanese samurai from Tosa domain. Gotō Shōjirō is his nephew-in-law.

In this Japanese name, the surname is Yoshida.
Yoshida Toyo

In 1853, Toyo was appointed by the head of Tosa domain Yamanouchi Toyoshige to reform and modernize the domain.

He was assassinated on 6 May 1862 by three members of a conservative party called Tosa Kinnoto.

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