, also known by his Chinese style name , was a royal of Ryukyu Kingdom.
Kin Chōtei was the second head of a royal family called Kin Udun (). He was the fourth son of Shō Kyū (Prince Kin Chōkō), and also a younger brother of King Shō Hō."Kin Chōtei." Okinawa konpakuto jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia").Rizō, Takeuchi. (1992). Okinawa-ken seishi kakei daijiten (). Tokyo: Kadokawa Shoten. He served as sessei from 1629 to 1654.
Prince Kin was dispatched to Satsuma for several times. He was dispatched as gratitude envoy for King Shō Hō's taking power to Edo, Japan in 1634. He went to Edo together with Prince Sashiki Chōeki (, also known by Shō Bun ), who was congratulatory envoy to celebrate Tokugawa Iemitsu succeeded as shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate. They sailed back at the end of this year.Chūzan Seifu, appendix vol.1
Prince Kin brought tea seeds from Satsuma to Ryukyu, and planted them in Kanna village () of Kin magiri (, modern Kin, Ginoza, Okinawa). From then on, Ryukyu began to plant tea plants.Kyūyō, appendix vol.1
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