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  • Saigō Tanomo
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  • was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. Chief senior councilor (hittōgarō 筆頭家老 ) of the Aizu clan, he achieved fame due to his distinguished action in the Boshin War. He adopted the name Hoshina Chikanori (保科 近野里). Surviving the war, he became a Shinto priest, and achieved renown as a martial artist. Some considered him as one of the teachers of the famed Takeda Sōkaku.
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serviceyears
  • 1860
Birth Date
  • 1830-05-16
death place
Name
  • Saigō Tanomo
Caption
  • One of the few images of Saigō Tanomo
Birth Place
  • Wakamatsu, Aizu domain, Japan
death date
  • 1903-04-28
Rank
  • karō
Allegiance
  • 23
Battles
laterwork
  • Priest at Tōshō-gū Shrine
abstract
  • was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period. Chief senior councilor (hittōgarō 筆頭家老 ) of the Aizu clan, he achieved fame due to his distinguished action in the Boshin War. He adopted the name Hoshina Chikanori (保科 近野里). Surviving the war, he became a Shinto priest, and achieved renown as a martial artist. Some considered him as one of the teachers of the famed Takeda Sōkaku.