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General Nogi乃木希典 乃木大将alternative words: Nogi Maresuke, Maresuke Nogi, Nogi keywords: famous person , military man , russia related topics: Sino-Japanese war , Russo-Japanese war , Boshin war , Edo shogunate , Meiji period , Emperor Meiji , Seinan war related web sites: http://member.nifty.ne.jp/chohu/nogi.htm , http://www.tk.xaxon.ne.jp/~amajun/photo/akasaka/ , http://www.niji.or.jp/home/nkym/h2.htm explanation: Japanese general, born in 1849 in Yamaguchi prefecture. After having participated to Boshin war against Edo shogunate in 1868, he studied military tactics in Prussia. Once retreated and become a farmer, he was called again to participated in Sino-Japanese war. During Russo-Japanese war, he commanded the 3th army to capture Port Arthur. Though he was not clever tactician, his fighting sprit formed the base of Japanese military doctrine. He committed suicide in 1912 after the death of Emperor Meiji. Golovninゴローニン ゴロブニンalternative words: Vasilij Mikhajlovich Golovnin keywords: famous person , foreigner , military man , northern territory , russia related topics: Takadaya Kahee , Ezochi , Rezanov related web sites: http://www.kufs.ac.jp/toshokan/50/goro.htm explanation: Russian naval officer, born in 1776 in a noble family. As a retaliation against Rezanov's attacks on Japanese trading posts in Kuril and Sakhalin islands, he was captured during a survey work around Kunashir island in Kuril in 1811. In turn, Russians captured a Japanese merchant, Takadaya Kahee who was trading around Kuril islands. Finally both men were liberated in exchange. The book that Golovnin had written on his 3 year captivity in Japan became a best seller. Goto Matabei後藤又兵衛alternative words: Matabei Goto keywords: famous person , war lord related topics: Kuroda Yoshitaka , Invasion of Korea , Battle of Sekigahara , Siege of Osaka castle related web sites: http://www.mms-net.com/samurai/ explanation: Born in 1560 in a samurai family of south Hyogo prefecture. By following Kuroda Yoshitaka, Nagamasa father and son, he participated in Kyushu campaign, Korean invasion and Battle of Sekigahara. Thanks to his military exploits, he became a chief vassal of Nagamasa but soon lost his fief by felling in disgrace and wandered about. He was recruited by Toyotomi Hideyori for the siege of Osaka castle in 1614. He was killed in the battle field in 1615 during the summer campaign (Osaka Natsunojin). Gyoki行基alternative words: St Gyoki, Saint Gyoki, Gyouki, Gyogi keywords: buddhism , famous person , korea , priest related topics: Nara period , Emperor Shomu related web sites: http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~sg2h-ymst/gyouki.html , http://www.spi.ne.jp/~jgg4450/garyu-ii/index-i.htm , http://www.city.koga.ibaraki.jp/rekihaku/2001haru/p1.htm explanation: Buddhist priest of Nara period. Born in 668 in a Paekche descent family of southern Osaka. After having studied Buddhism from Dosho and Gien at Yakushiji temple, he traveled through different provinces to preach Buddhism and helped peasants to build bridges and dikes. Initially persecuted for troubling peasants, he succeeded soon to indoctrinate Emperor Shomu and participated in building Todaiji temple. He would have drawn the oldest Japanese map (Gyoki zu). He died in 749. Hara Takashi原敬alternative words: Hara Kei, Hara Satoshi, Takashi Hara, Kei Hara, Satoshi Hara keywords: famous person , statesman related topics: Meiji period , Taisho period , Siberian intervention related web sites: http://www.sangiin.go.jp/japanese/ayumi/history/html/h10680.htm explanation: Born in 1856 in a high ranked samurai family of Iwate prefecture. After studied at law and missionary schools, he became first a journalist then a diplomat thanks to supports of Inoue Kaoru and Mutsu Munemitsu. In 1900, he participated to the creation of Rikken Seiyukai party. After diverse ministerial posts, he became the first prime minister issued from a political party in 1918. Due to Siberian intervention and the opposition to an universal suffrage, his popularity declined and was assassinated in 1921. Hasekura Tsunenaga支倉常長alternative words: Tsunenaga Hasekura keywords: explorer , famous person related topics: Date Masamune related web sites: http://www.town.osato.miyagi.jp/introduce/kanko/memorial.htm , http://www.city.sendai.jp/kyouiku/museum/hasekura/ explanation: Born a high ranked samurai family and vassal of Date clan near Sendai in 1571, Hasekura Tsunenaga was the first Japanese who reached Europe to meet the Pope in the 17th century by passing through Pacific Ocean, Mexico and Atlantic Ocean. After he had returned back to Japan, he was confined in a secret place because Christianity became forbidden in Japan during his voyage. He died in 1622 in obscurity. The replica of San Juan Bautista, the ship used by him to cross the Pacific is moored at Ishinomaki harbor. Hashimoto Gaho橋本雅邦alternative words: Hashimoto Gahou, Gaho Hashimoto, Gahou Hashimoto keywords: artist , famous person related topics: Okakura Tenshin , Kano school , Meiji revolution , Yokoyama Taikan related web sites: http://www.t3.rim.or.jp/~nichiren/hoke/hoke06.html , http://www4.ocn.ne.jp/~fujibi/Curator_konoippinn_hashimotogahou.htm explanation: Born in 1835 in a painter family of Tokyo. He studied at Kano school. Along with Kano Hogai, he introduced western style painting into Kano school but during Meiji revolution, he became extremely poor due to a lack of support for Japanese painting. After having won silver medals in a painting contest in 1879, he got a recognition of Okakura Tenshin. He became a professor at Tokyo bijutsu gakko in 1889 and formed new Japanese painters such as Yokoyama Taikan and Kawai Gyokudo. He died in 1908. Hattori Hanzo服部半蔵alternative words: Hanzo Hattori keywords: famous person , ninja related topics: Sengoku period , Ninja , Iga ninja , Tokugawa Ieyasu , Akechi Mitsuhide , Oda Nobunaga related web sites: http://www2.harimaya.com/sengoku/html/tk_hato.html , http://www.m-network.com/sengoku/ieyasu/igagoe00.html explanation: Famous ninja boss of Sengoke period, originated from Iga region in western Mie prefecture. He got a trust of Tokugawa Ieyasu, by organizing successfully an escape of Ieyasu from Osaka to his fief of eastern Aichi prefecture during a putsch organized by Akechi Mitsuhide against Oda Nobunaga in 1582. There exist many movies and novels on his activities as chief of secret service to help Ieyasu to become shogun. A gate in west of Edo castle carries his name, "Hanzomon". Hayashi Razan林羅山alternative words: Razan Hayashi, Razan keywords: famous person , philosophy , scholar , statesman related topics: Edo shogunate , Tokugawa Ieyasu , Shushigaku related web sites: http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~MARUYAMA/tokugawa/razan.htm , http://www.geocities.co.jp/Bookend-Shikibu/8679/kinnseinihonnnoshisouka.html , http://www.fsinet.or.jp/~yosshie/photo/990104/yushima.htm explanation: Born in 1583 and became first a Buddhist monk. Then, he learned Neo Confucianism (Shushigaku) from the famous confucianist, Fujiwara Seika. In 1605, he was appointed as Confucianism instructor of Tokugawa Ieyasu thanks to his impressive knowledge of Japanese and Chinese classics. By serving 4 successive shoguns, he contributed greatly to set up different laws of Tokugawa regime such as Buke shohatto and Shushigaku as official ideology of Tokugawa regime. He died 1657. Hayashi Shihei林子平alternative words: Shihei Hayashi, Hayashi Shihe, Shihe Hayashi keywords: famous person , northern territory , philosophy , scholar related topics: Edo period , Edo shogunate , Ezochi related web sites: http://member.nifty.ne.jp/shojishoji/history/ explanation: Ideologue of Edo period. Born in 1738 at Tokyo in a samuai family. Because of a crime committed by his father, he had been excluded from samurai's hierarchy. He studied at Nagasaki and lived in his uncle's house at Sendai. In order to get a job, he wrote many books: the most famous one is "Kaikoku heidan" which recommended sending massively colons to Hokkaido against Russian incursion. Accused of troubling the public order, his book was banned by Edo shogunate. He died in 1793. Page number: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 151 articles extracted from postgresql database. | |
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