Tajima Chōyū

Tajima Ueekata Chōyū (田島 親方 朝由), also known by his Chinese style name Shō Genryō (向 元良), was a bureaucrat of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

He was the eldest son of Okuma Chōjū (奥間 朝充), and was also a grandson of Urasoe Chōshi. In 1703, King Shō Tei established the Kyūkiza (旧記座) in order to compiled an official chorography of Ryukyu Kingdom. Tajima was appointed as the first Kyūki bugyō (旧記奉行), the magistrate of this bureau. He compiled the earliest and most voluminous regional gazetteer, Ryūkyū-koku yurai-ki, and dedicated it to King Shō Kei in 1713.

Tajima served as a member of Sanshikan from 1710 to 1716.