Tsuda Sogyu

• Died: 1591
• Distinction: Tea master

Sôgyu was the son of Tsuda Sôtatsu and from a wealthy Sakai merchant family. He enjoyed the favor of Oda Nobunaga and later Toyotomi Hideyoshi for his skill at the tea ceremony. His familiarity with Akechi Mitsuhide seems to have damaged his reputation after Mitsuhide killed Oda Nobunaga in 1582 though he continued to attend notable tea ceremonies, including Hideyoshi's brief Grand Kitano Tea Ceremony in 1587.

References

• Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005