Kido Takayoshi

Junior First Rank
Kido Takayoshi
Junior First Rank Kido Takayoshi
木戸孝允
	Kido Takayoshi in western dress (after Meiji Restoration)
Personal details
Born	Wada Kogorō (和田小五郎); August 11, 1833; Hagi, Chōshū Domain, Japan
Died	May 26, 1877 (aged 43); Kyoto, Japan
Resting place	Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine
Spouse	Kido Matsuko (m. 1868⁠–⁠1877)
Relations	Katsura Takako (adoptive father)
Children	Kido Yoshiko (daughter)
Parents	Wada Masakage (father); Seiko (mother);
Relatives	Wada Suteko (half-sister) ; Wada Yaeko (half-sister) ; Kuruhara Haruko (sister) ; Katsura Katsuzaburō (adopted son) ; Kido Shojirō (adopted son) ; Kido Takamasa (nephew) ; Kōichi Kido (grandnephew)
Residence(s)	Kyoto, Japan
Alma mater	Meirinkan ; Shōka Sonjuku
Occupation	statesman
Profession	politics
Known for	One of the Three Great Nobles of the Restoration
Other names	Katsura Kogorō (桂小五郎) ; Niibori Matsusuke (新堀松輔) ; Kido Kanji (木戸貫冶) ; Kido Junichirō (木戸準一郎) ; Kido Kōin (木戸孝允)
Notable works	The Diary of Kido Takayoshi Volume 1 (1868-1871) ; The Diary of Kido Takayoshi Volume 2 (1874-1877)

Kido Takayoshi (木戸孝允, born Wada Kogorō (和田小五郎); August 11, 1833 – May 26, 1877), formerly known as Katsura Kogorō (桂小五郎), was a Japanese statesman, samurai and shishi who is considered one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration.