Makishi Chōchū

Makishi Pekumi Chōchū (牧志 親雲上 朝忠, 1818 – August 14, 1862) was a scholar-bureaucrat and diplomat of Ryūkyū Kingdom.

He was also known as Itarashiki Chōchū (板良敷 朝忠), and his Chinese style name, Shō Eikō (向 永功).

He studied in Kokugaku (国学 the Royal Academy of Ryūkyū) in his early years.

When he came back to Ryūkyū, he learned English from Aniya Seiho (安仁屋 政輔).

He was then appointed Ikoku Tsūji (異国通詞, the diplomat towards Western countries) in 1844.