Ōkubo Toshimichi
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Ōkubo Toshimichi was a Japanese statesman and samurai of the Satsuma Domain. Regarded as one of the main founders of modern Japan, he was one of the "Three Great Nobles" who led the Meiji Restoration
Ōkubo in 1872
Ōkubo as a young samurai
Ōkubo Toshimichi
Members of the Iwakura Mission in San Francisco, 1872. From left: Kido Takayoshi, Yamaguchi Naoyoshi, Iwakura Tomomi, Itō Hirobumi, and Ōkubo.
Kido Takayoshi
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Kido Takayoshi, formerly known as Katsura Kogorō, was a Japanese statesman, samurai and shishi who is considered one of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration.
Kido Takayoshi in western dress (after Meiji Restoration)
Portrait of Kido Takayoshi (木戸孝允, 1833 – 1877)
Kido Takayoshi (1833-1877)
Sketch by Kido Takayoshi, depicting him as "Minister from the countryside."