Kitabatake Akiyoshi (Ã¥ÂÂç é¡Âè½; 1326âÂÂ1383) was a Kamakura period military figure who defended the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chà  period.
The son of Kitabatake Chikafusa, he helped lead loyalist forces in the capture of Kyoto in 1352.
He is enshrined at Kitabatake Shrine in Tsu, Mie Prefecture.