Japanese Admiral Togo inspects the Seaforth 72nd Regiment, 27 August 1911 Marshal-Admiral Marquis Togo Heihachiro, OM, GCVO (27 January 1848 – 30 May 1934), was a gensui or admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. He was termed by Western journalists as "the Nelson of the East".