Historians have argued that the success of the Meiji Restoration can be attributed to the talents of the samurai who led the early efforts to modern Japanese. From the following list of leaders chose the individual that you believe was most important to the Meiji Restoration: Okuma Shigenobu, Kido Koin, Yamagata Aritomo, Ito Hirobumi, Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshimichi. Evaluate his contributions to Japans early modernization and explain why you think his contribution was most important.
