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西郷家・津田直ポートレイト

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西郷家_家系図

津田直
1976年、西郷隆盛の曾孫・隆晄の次男・西郷隆直として神戸に生まれる。
2000年、母方の祖父・津田眞(津田塾大学 創立者・津田梅子の養子)と養子縁組をして、津田家を継承する。
同年、西郷隆直より津田直に改める。
2019年、改元に合わせ、西郷家に復帰、津田梅子家当主を子に譲る。
作家名(屋号)は津田直のままとする。

 

In 1976, born in Kobe as great-great-grandson of Takamori Saigo and second son of Takamitsu Saigo, Nao Tsuda was named Takanao Saigo. And in 2000, he changed his name to Nao Tsuda after being adopted by his maternal grandfather, Makoto Tsuda (adopted son of Umeko Tsuda, founder of Tsuda University) to succeed Tsuda name.
In 2019, at the same time as era name changed from Heisei to Reiwa, he dissolved the adoption, returning to his former Saigo name, transferring his daughter to become his successor of Umeko Tsuda family. His artist name remains to be Nao Tsuda.