Yodoya Saburōemon

Yodoya Saburōemon (淀屋三郎右衛門) (1576–1643) was a Japanese wealthy merchant of the early Edo period. His real name was Okamoto Kotomasa. He was commonly called as Yodoya Saburōemon. He was the second head of the first "Yodoya" founded by the Okamoto family. As a merchant of Osaka, he was a prominent rice dealer who worked with various daimyōs. He is known as the developer of Nakanoshima.