There is a theory that his name is also pronounced as Yoshiakira and he is mentioned in literature and descriptions of Matsuyama City, the guide for Bocchan Ressha train, and occasionally in the Ehime Shinbun newspaper.
よしあきらと読む説も存在し、松山市の文献や説明、坊っちゃん列車でのガイドなどにおいても散見され、愛媛新聞でもたびたび話題となる。