Kawamura Sumiyoshi

Count Kawamura Sumiyoshi
Japanese Admiral Kawamura Sumiyoshi
Native name	川村 純義
Born	(1836-12-18)December 18, 1836 Kagoshima, Satsuma domain, Tokugawa Shogunate
Died	August 12, 1904(1904-08-12) (aged 67)[1] Japan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Navy
Rank	Admiral (posthumous)
Commands	Imperial Japanese Naval Academy
Battles/wars	Boshin War Satsuma Rebellion Taiwan Expedition of 1874
Other work	Navy Minister, Privy Councillor

Count Kawamura Sumiyoshi (川村 純義, 18 December 1836 – 12 August 1904), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. Kawamura's wife Haru was the aunt of Saigō Takamori.