Kyuzo Toyama

Kyuzo Toyama (當山 久三, Tōyama Kyūzō, 1868–1910) was an Okinawan political activist.

In 1868, Toyama was born in the town of Kin, Okinawa to a wealthy family.

[1] However, his family started to become poorer due to the economic situation of Okinawa following integration into Japan.

While he had little success finding a job, he became interested in the subject of emigration when he read a book about it in a used bookstore.

[1] In 1909, he was elected to be a part of the newly-established prefectural assembly of Okinawa but died a year later due to a disease.

Statue of Kyuzo Toyama in Kin Town, Okinawa