Nisha Rathode (Editor)

Tokugawa Yoshitomo

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Name
  
Tokugawa Yoshitomo


Tokugawa Yoshitomo wwwhirokoskitchencomwpcontentuploads201203

Yoshitomo Tokugawa (徳川 慶朝, Tokugawa Yoshitomo, born February 1, 1950) is the present (4th generation) head of the Tokugawa Yoshinobu-ke, the branch of the Tokugawa line started by the last shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu.

Contents

Biography

Born in Sena, in Shizuoka Prefecture, he went to school in Tokyo, later engaging in a career in photography (incidentally, the hobby of his great-grandfather) and graphic design with Honda. Now a freelance author, he spends his time writing about the history of his family after the Meiji Restoration. He also sells coffee under the brand name Tokugawa Shōgun Kōhī.

Through his mother's side of the family, Yoshitomo is also a descendant of the famous Matsudaira Katamori.

Principal Works

  • Tokugawa Yoshinobu-ke ni Youkoso. Tokyo: Bungei-shunju, 2003.
  • Tokugawa Yoshinobu-ke no Shokutaku. Tokyo: Bungei-shunju, 2005.

    • References

    Yoshitomo Tokugawa Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA