Kido Takayoshi (Katsura Kogoro), one of the "Three Great Men of the Meiji Restoration," will be featured on the NHK Educational TV cultural program "How Much Did Great People Earn?", which will be broadcast from 7:30 pm on November 17th. The program will delve into Kido Takayoshi's true character and how much he earned, including his achievements since the Meiji era.
Kido Takayoshi, a politician from the Choshu domain, is one of the "Three Great Men of the Meiji Restoration" alongside Saigo Takamori and Okubo Toshimichi. Under the name of Katsura Kogoro, he traveled to Edo to train in swordsmanship. Shocked by the arrival of Commodore Perry, he became interested in Western technology and aspired to bring about change beyond the boundaries of his domain. He is also known as "the runaway Kogoro," but what exactly was he doing?
The program is hosted by Tanihara Shosuke and Yamazaki Reina. Konno Hiroki gives a passionate performance of the relationship between Sakamoto Ryoma, Saigo Takamori, and the Kyoto geisha Ikumatsu, but what does Tanihara Shosuke, who played Katsura Kogoro in the same station's historical drama "Ryomaden," think?
