Wakita Naokata

, Korean name Kim Yŏch'ŏl , was a samurai who served the Maeda clan in the early Edo period. He was born in Joseon and was eventually given the position of Commissioner of Kanazawa city.

Born in Hanseong (now Seoul, of South Korea), Naokata's birth name was Gim Yeocheol. He was the son of Gim Si-seong , an official of the Joseon government. In 1592, his father was killed during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–98). After Hanseong was captured by Japanese forces, Naokata was taken prisoner by the forces of Ukita Hideie.

Naokata was given the name Kyūbei and served Toshinaga as a page, and he was given 230 koku. In his later years, he chose to live a pabbajja life and changed his name to Jotetsu (如鉄), using the same Chinese characters of his original name.