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Asanuma, Inejiro b. December 27, 1898 d. October 12, 1960
Japanese Political Leader. At the height of his career, he was Chairman of Japan's Socialist Party and a strong critic of the Liberal Democratic Party and the security pact between Japan and the United States. During a speech in Beijing the previous year, he suggested that the United States was a common enemy of the Sino-Japanese people. Minutes into a speech during a televised political debate at Tokyo's Hibiya Hall, he was attacked at the podium by Otoya Yamaguchi, a 17 year old right-wing...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Plot: 18-1-3-12
Asou, Hisashi b. 1891 d. 1940
Politician. A socialist, he was a native of Oita who later became a leader of the movement that triggered strife between miners in Ashio and their management. These events of 1906-07 were known as the "Ashio Dozan Sogi." He later established a number of political parties for peasants and workers. After his election to the Diet in 1936, he changed his political interests and allied himself with the militarist parties and was an important supporter of prime minister Fuminaro Konoe. He became the...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Plot: 9-1-13
Awashima, Kangetsu b. 1854 d. 1922
Historian. Was extensively involved in studies of Japan's Edo era. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Somei Cemetery, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Azuma, Ryuutarou b. 1893 d. 1983
Politician and physician. Originally from Osaka, Azuma later studied in London. After returning to Japan, he specialized in sports physiology and became a professor of medicine at the University of Tokyo. He became president of a number of sports organizations and later became president of Ibaraki University. He served on the 1950 and 1964 Olympic committees, and served as Tokyo's governor from 1959 to 1967. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Plot: 16-1-13-17
Baba, Kocho b. 1869 d. 1940
Scholar of English literature. Younger brother of politician Tatsui Baba. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Baba, Tatsui b. 1850 d. November, 1888
Statesman politician and author. Older brother of English literature scholar, Kocho Baba. He founded the Liberal Democractic Party. Due to his radicalism, he was silenced and imprisoned in Japan. He moved to Phildelphia, Pennsylvania where he died in exile. Some of his remains are interred at Woodlands Cemetery in the Philadelphia area. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Baldwin, George Walter b. 1830 d. November 21, 1864
British naval officer, a victim of the infamous "Kamakura Incident. Baldwin came to Japan and was stationed in Yokohama. For foreigners living in Yokohama, Kamakura was a favorite day-trip site. On November 21, 1864, he visited the Great Buddha together with his colleague Robert Nicholas Bird on horseback. On their way from the Great Buddha to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, they were attacked and killed by two local samurai with swords probably because the officers did not understand appropriate...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
International Cemetery, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Bando, Tsumasaburo b. December 30, 1901 d. July 7, 1953
Actor and movie producer. Born as "Denkichi Tamura," he became commonly known as "Bantsuma." He launched his own movie production company at age 24 and became a famous silent film star. His career faded when silent films began, but he did appear in films as late as 1943, most notably in "The Life of Matsu the Untamed." (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Nison-in Temple Cemetery, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Bird, Robert Nicholas b. 1841 d. November 21, 1864
British naval officer, a victim of the infamous "Kamakura Incident. Bird came to Japan and was stationed in Yokohama. For foreigners living in Yokohama, Kamakura was a favorite day-trip site. On November 21, 1864, he visited the Great Buddha together with his senior officer and friend George Walter Baldwin on horseback. On their way from the Great Buddha to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, they were attacked and killed by two local samurai with swords, probably because the officers did not...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
International Cemetery, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Brinkley, Francis b. 1841 d. 1912
Diplomat, educator and writer. Brinkley first went to Japan in 1867 as assistant attache to the Japanese Legation. He and his son, Jack Ronald, greatly contributed to the culture and education in Japan. Brinkley was born at Leinster, Ireland. His grandfather was a bishop and professor of astronomy in Dublin University. Brinkley studied at Dunganon and Trinity and was at the top of his class in mathematics and classical studies. After graduating from those institutions, he entered the Royal...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Buson, Yosa b. 1716 d. December 24, 1784
Poet, Painter. Along with Basho Matsuo and Issa Kobayashi, Buson is considered among the greatest poets of the Edo Period. He was born in the village of Kema in Settsu Province (now Kema-chô, Miyakojima Ward in the city Osaka). His real last name was "Taniguchi." Around the age of 20, Buson moved to Edo (now Tokyo) and learned poetry under the tutelage of the haiku master Hajin Hayano Hajin. After Hajin died, Buson moved to Shimo-Usa Province (modern day Ibaraki Prefecture). Following in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Konpuku-ji Temple, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Chiba, Sadakichi b. 1812 d. 1879
Teacher and mentor to Ryoma Sakamoto, whose activities helped promote the modernization of Japan. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Zoshigaya Cemetery, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Chiba, Shigetaro
Younger brother of Sadakichi (Shusaku) Chiba. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Zoshigaya Cemetery, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Chiossone, Edoardo b. 1833 d. April 11, 1898
Artist and engraver. Originally from Genoa, Italy, Chiossone traveled to Japan in 1875 and was one of several foreigners imported to share his knowledge of engraving and manufacturing techniques. The manufacturing system for stamps at the currency office was changed completely by the hiring of Chiossone and his colleagues. In the hand-engraved plate system that had been used since the ryu-mon stamps, every stamp on a sheet was carved individually in a large concave block, requiring a great deal...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Cause of death: stroke
Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Conder, Josiah b. 1852 d. 1920
Architect. Originally from England, Conder was invited to Japan in 1977 to teach architecture. He trained most of the major Japanese architects of the Meiji era and designed buildings that included the Tokyo Imperial Museum, the Rokumeikan and the St. Nikolai Cathedral. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Gokoku-ji Temple Cemetery, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Dan, Ikuma b. 1924 d. May 17, 2001
Musician, Composer and Conductor. He earned much international acclaim for his music, which combined elements of the East and West. His opera "The Crane at Sunset," has been staged over 650 times in Japan and other countries. He enjoyed particular popularity in China. His other works included "The Great Wall," "The Silk Road," and "Flying Apsaras." He was also writer of prose and was serving as the president of the Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association at the time of his death due to a...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Gokoku-ji Temple Cemetery, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Date (Masamune), Masamune (Date) Tojiro b. September 5, 1567 d. August 24, 1636
Japanese Samurai Leader. Date, who lost his right eye due to smallpox during his childhood, affectionately became known as the "one-eyed dragon" for his valor in battle. He established a dynasty that earned him recognition as one of the three most powerful feudal lords during the shogun period. In addition to his military skills and progressive administration, he was also an artist and a scholar open to new ideas. His mausoleum was burned during bombing raids in 1945 and was reconstructed...[Read More] (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Cause of death: oesophagical cancer
Zuihoden Mausoleum, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Date, Munenari b. 1818 d. 1892
A chief of the Uwajima feudal clan. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Deguchi (Ueda), Onizaburo (Kisaburo) 'The Japanese Nostradamus' b. August 27, 1871 d. January 19, 1948
A charismatic spiritual leader, Deguchi predicted the Russo-Japanese War (1905), the Great Kanto Earthquake (1923), the Sino-Japanese War (1937), the Pacific War (1941), the dropping of atomic weapons and the defeat of Japan. He also predicted that by the end of the century, humanity will face major crises. Deguchi predicted that the world will be covered by fiery rain and people will be divided into 12 races. He was also the leader of the Omoto religious movement. (Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Tenno-daira Cemetery, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Den, Kenjiro b. 1855 d. 1930
Bureaucrat and statesman.At the height of his career, Den served as Japan's Minister of Communications. His diary which has an entry discussing the 1918 riots caused by a sudden rise in the price of rice, is kept in the national government library's holdings.
(Bio by: Warrick L. Barrett)
Tama Reien Cemetery (Fuchu City), Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Plot: 2-1-6-6

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