德川 家広Iehiro Tokugawa德川 家廣德川 家广

Iehiro Tokugawa was born in Tokyo in 1965 as a member of the Tokugawa Shogun Family, the direct lineage of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Edo shogunate. He is the nineteenth head of the family.

He graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Keio University and earned a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Michigan. He then worked in international economics and development policy at the Rome headquarters and Vietnam office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), before completing a Master's degree in Political Science at Columbia University.

Since returning to Japan in 2000, he has been active as a writer, translator, and commentator in the fields of economic thought, international politics, and historical and institutional studies, introducing major works of social science to Japanese readers.

In June 2021, he became Chairman of the Tokugawa Memorial Foundation, overseeing the preservation, research, and public presentation of the family's cultural properties and historical materials. In January 2023, he formally succeeded to the headship as the nineteenth head of the Tokugawa Shogun Family.

As Advisor to the Ryuei Culture Research Association, he supports the study and dissemination of samurai values and aesthetics. As founder of Edo Tokugawa Design (ETD), he takes part in projects that combine historical heritage with contemporary design.