Famous People with Name Yoshida

Yoshida Naramaru            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoshida Naramaru: was a notable rokyoku, or streetcorner singer of the late nineteenth century in Japan. The type of singing practiced by Naramura diffused throughout the country, and its origin can be traced to the Osaka metropolis.[2] Whether Naramura himself was responsible for the diffusion of this unique musical type, or whether he was only a part of the tradition is uncertain, but what could be said at least is that he achieved a degree of reputation as a singer of this genre.

Yoshida Kenko            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoshida Kenko: was a Japanese author and Buddhist monk. His most famous work is "Tsurezuregusa" ("Essays in Idleness"), one of the most studied works of medieval Japanese literature. Kenko wrote during the Muromachi and Kamakura periods.Kenko was probably born in 1283, the son of an administration official. His original name was Urabe Kaneyoshi (????). He became an officer of guards at the Imperial palace. Late in life he retired from public life, changed his name to Yoshida Kenko, and became a Buddhist monk and hermit. The reasons for this are unknown, but it has been conjectured that either his unhappy love for the daughter of the prefect of Iga Province or his mourning over the death of Emperor Go-Uda caused his transformation.

Yoshida Shoin            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoshida Shoin: was one of the most distinguished intellectuals in the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate. He devoted to developing many Ishin Shishi who made an outstanding contribution to the Meiji Restoration.Apprehensive of their ways, Yoshida tried to learn the ways of the West. Matthew Perry visited Japan in 1853 and 1854. Shortly before Perry left, Yoshida and a friend went to Shimoda where Perry's 'black ships' were anchored, and tried to gain admittance. They first presented a letter asking to be let aboard one of his ships. In the dead of night Yoshida tried to secretly climb aboard. Perry's troops noticed them, and they were refused.[1] Shortly thereafter, they were caged by Tokugawa bakufu troops. Even in a cage, they managed to smuggle a written message to Perry. Yoshida Shoin was sent to a jail in Edo, then to one in Hagi where he was sentenced to house arrest.

Toshi Yoshida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toshi Yoshida: was a printmaking artist associated with the sosaku hanga movement. Born in 1911 during the last year of the Meiji period, Toshi Yoshida witnessed the high points of social liberalism during the Taisho period, rising militarism, and the devastation of World War II. In the realm of art, he witnessed the rise and fall of shin hanga, the postwar rise of sosaku hanga (creative prints) and abstract expressionism.

Yukihiro Yoshida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yukihiro Yoshida: a Japanese figure skater. He is a three season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix.

Hiromi Yoshida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hiromi Yoshida: a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A graduate of Waseda University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2001 after serving in the assembly of Nagano Prefecture for five terms since 1983.

Izumi Yoshida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Izumi Yoshida: a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Iwaki, Fukushima and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he was elected to be the mayor of Iwaki in 1996. After an unsuccessful run in 2000, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003.

Zengo Yoshida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Zengo Yoshida: was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy.Yoshida was born into an impoverished farming family in Saga prefecture in 1885, and was adopted into the family of a local rice merchant. He was a graduate of the 32nd class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1904, ranking 12th out of 190 cadets. As a midshipman, he served on the submarine tender Karasaki-maru, and the cruiser Kasuga. He was commissioned as an ensign too late for active service in the Russo-Japanese War.