Yokoi Shōnan

Yokoi Shōnan
1861 photo by Ukai Gyokusen
Born(1809-09-22)September 22, 1809
Kumamoto, Japan
DiedFebruary 15, 1869(1869-02-15) (aged 59)
NationalityJapanese
Other namesYokoi Tokiari
Occupation(s)Politician, political theorist

Yokoi Shōnan (横井 小楠) (born Yokoi Tokiari; September 22, 1809 – February 15, 1869) was a Bakumatsu and early Meiji period scholar and political reformer in Japan, influential around the fall of the Tokugawa bakufu.