Sendai Domain
Viscount (July 7, 1852 – February 26, 1887) was the 10th Tamura "daimyō" of Ichinoseki Domain. His courtesy title was "Sakyō-no-daifu", and his Court rank was Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade. Kuniyoshi was the 7th son of Ishikawa Yoshimitsu, the 13th hereditary chieftain of the Ishikawa clan, a cadet branch of the Date clan of Sendai Domain. In 1863, Tamura Yukiaki, the 9th "daimyō" of Ichinoseki Domain was adopted by Date Yoshikuni as heir apparent to Sendai Domain, which left Ichinoseki Domain leaderless. Kuniyoshi was appointed by clan elders to become "daimyō" and became the adopted son of Yukiaki through marriage to Yukiaki's daughter. He initially took the name of Tamura Yoshiaki (田村栄顕), but later changed to Tamura Kuniyoshi. In 1868, he obeyed the call of Sendai Domain, and led Ichinoseki troops into the Ōuetsu Reppan Dōmei against the new Meiji government in the Boshin War. However, only a few months later, Ichinoseki along with Sendai Domain, was forced to surrender to imperial forces. Kuniyoshi retired in favor of his younger brother, Tamura Takaaki.