Ōta Tokitoshi was a samurai of Morioka and a Sanbongi Shinden Goyogakari of the late Edo period. He was Nitobe Inazō's uncle. He was named Renhachiro in his youth.
Life
Ōta Tokitoshi was born on January 16, 1839. His father was :ja:新渡戸傳|Tsutō, a chief retainer of Shichinohe Domain. His paternal grandfather was Koretami, atactician. He was adopted by Ota Kingoro, a chief retainer of Morioka Domain. In 1863, he was appointed Sanbongi Shinden Goyogakari. In 1868, he participated in the Boshin War as the shogunate side. After that, he adopted Nitobe Inazō. He managed a clothing store called “Tokitoshido（時敏堂）” in Tokyo.Inazō used his uncle Tokitoshi as a model for his book “Bushidō”, and the book's door had a dedication from Inazō to Tokitoshi. He also served as the Metropolitan Police Department.He also served as the decree for the Nanbu family. On January 18, 1915, he became ill and some came to visit him. He died on January 20, 1915.
Family
Depending upon the source, Ōta Tokitoshi and the entire Nitobe clan are descendants of either the Minamoto clan or the Taira clan. Tsunetane's grandson, took over Nitobe in Shimotsuke Province. Tsunehide continued inheritance with Tsunechika, Yasutane, Tsunesato, Tsunesada 、Sadatsuna, Sadahiro, Hiromori, Tsunemochi Tsunetada, Tsunenobu , and Nobumori from generation to generation. Sadatsuna lived in Nitobe and died in 1309. During the Nanboku-chō period, Sadahiro and his son Hiromori both fought on the Southern Court side. Sadahiro died in 1337. Hiromori died in Shinano in 1351 during the war. Tsunetada and his son Tsunenobu both served Ashikaga Mitsukane and Mochiuji of the Kantō kubō. After Tsunenobu's death, his son Nobumori returned to Nitobe. Nobumori's daughter was Moriyori's wife. As for the inheritor, Nobumori welcomed the clan, Motoyoshi Narizumi's child, Moriyori as an adopted child, and became Nitobe for the first time. Moriyori continued inheritance with Yoritane, Yoshitane, Tanemochi, Yorinaga, Taneshige, and Tokiharu from generation to generation. Tokiharu's third son Tsunetsuna split up and became a Hanamaki Kyūjin. Before Tsunetsuna became Kyūjin, Tsunetsuna served Nanbu Masanao. After Tsunetsuna's death, Tsunetsuna's second son Sadaaki inherited. After Sadaaki, Yoshiaki, Densuke, and Heizo) inherited. After Yoshiaki's death, Yoshiaki's nephew Tsunemochi inherited. After Tsunemochi's death, Tsunemochi's brother Tsunetoki inherited. After Tsunetoki, Tsuneyoshi inherited. Tsuneyoshi was Tokitoshi's Great-grandfather. Tsuneyoshi married Tokitoshi's great-grandmother Oei. Tsuneyoshi Died in 1803. Tokitoshi's grandfather was Koretami Tokitoshi's father was Tsunezumi. Tokitoshi's brother was Tsunenori, and Tokitoshi's nephew were Shichirō and Inanosuke.
