Kazuyuki Kiyohei Tsukigawa

Kazuyuki Kiyohei Tsukigawa also known as K.K. Tsukigawa (1874–1948) was a Japanese-born New Zealand Captain and Salvation Army Officer. He is most notable for his captaincy of the steam boat paddle PS Clutha which plied the Clutha River from 1908 to 1939. Around 1889, at age 15/16, he started to train and work as a seaman with his uncle on ships sailing the coasts of Japan and China. In 1893, Tsukigawa became ship pilot and left Japan stowed on a ship bound for Shanghai. He disbarked in Dunedin, New Zealand, after a disagreement with the ship's captain, urging Tsukigawa to abruptly leave behind some of his belongings and wages. It is reported that he hid in the Kaikorai bush until the ship departed.

At 21 years of age, he started work in the township Clydevale, on the banks of the Clutha River/ Mata-Au.

Tsukigawa was also known in New Zealand as K.K., shortening his Japanese name Kazuyuki Kiyohei.

At the start of World War II, Tsukigawa spent months under house arrest, as his Japanese descent deemed him an 'enemy alien'. Despite this, his local Balclutha community never questioned him. His son Sydney Nogi Tsukigawa served New Zealand in WWII in Italy.

Salvation Army Around 1905-1906, Tsukigawa joined The Salvation Army after meeting Captain James Walker in 1898 and later converted. The Te Puke Times reported:

The couple had three sons.

Clutha River Noted as a respected member of the community in Balclutha, Tsukigawa was offered a role as seaman on the Clutha River Board steamer, Clyde. Under the captaincy of John Bulter, he quickly learnt the trade and in May 1908 obtained a master's certification, becoming captain of a new steam ship, the Clutha, which operated from 1908 to 1939. Upon the retirement of Bulter, Tsukigawa become the master of the two ships. Photograph of steamer Crew on the Clutha River, K.K. Tsukigawa pictured seated in middle Tsukigawa was master of the Clutha River steamer for 30 years, retiring in 1941. In 2013, the South Otago Historical Society and the Clutha District Council commissioned interpretative panels describing Tsukigawa's life to be placed on the Balclutha Lawn Cemetery.

His notable descendants include Sarah Tsukigawa, who is a New Zealand former International cricketer.