togo ' s descendants include minoru togo , his son , who was the 40th alumni of the imperial japanese naval academy to become major general (of the imperial japanese navy ), ryoichi togo , his grandson , (who , boarding on the heavy cruiser maya , was killed in the battle of leyte gulf , and became next two ranks up from lieutenant to captain ), and his great grandson , who was a line officer of the maritime self defense official , who graduated from national defense academy . 子孫には海軍兵学校 (日本)40期生で少将になった息子の東郷実 (海軍軍人)、その子で72期生の東郷良一（少尉で重巡洋艦摩耶に乗組み、比島沖海戦で戦死し2階級特進で大尉になった）、曾孫には防衛大学校卒の幹部海上自衛官がいる。
