Oguri Kozukenosuke

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Oguri Kozukenosuke
Born	(1827-07-16)16 July 1827
Died	27 May 1868(1868-05-27) (aged 40)
Other names	Gotaro, Tadamasa, Mataichi
Occupation(s)	finance magistrate, foreign affairs magistrate, naval magistrate
Spouse	Michiko
Children	Kuniko, Sadao, Tadamichi, Etsuko
Parents	Tadataka (father) Kuniko (mother)

Oguri Kozukenosuke (Oguri Tadamasa, 16 July 1827 – 27 May 1868) was a statesman of the Tokugawa government in the last stage of the Edo period, and he is often regarded as a rival of Katsu Kaishu. At the time when the power of the Tokugawa government was diminishing, he took the posts of finance magistrate twice, and that of the foreign magistrate once. Also, he decided to construct the first arsenal in Japan (Yokosuka arsenal), and this decision contributed to the Meiji Restoration.