Emperor Meiji

Emperor Meiji

male, deceased (1912)
(November 3, 1852 — July 30, 1912) was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession, reigning from February 3, 18...
Fukuzawa Yukichi

Fukuzawa Yukichi

male, deceased (1901)
was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist and founder of the Keio University whose ideas about...
Yamagata Aritomo

Yamagata Aritomo

male, deceased (1922)
Prince (14 June 1838–1 February 1922) was a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and twice Prime Minister of Japan. He is considered one of...
Natsume Sōseki

Natsume Sōseki

male, deceased (1916)
"' was the pen name of , who is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji Era. His popular name is Sōseki"'. He is best k...
Enomoto Takeaki

Enomoto Takeaki

male, deceased (1908)
Enomoto Takeaki was a Japanese Navy admiral faithful to the Tokugawa Shogunate, who fought against the new Meiji government until the end of the...
Saigō Takamori

Saigō Takamori

male, deceased (1877)
one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history, lived during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era.
Higuchi Ichiyo

Higuchi Ichiyo

female, deceased (1896)
Higuchi Ichiyō is the pen name of Japanese author Higuchi Natsu (樋口奈津 "Higuchi Natsu"), also known as Higuchi Natsuko (樋口夏子 "Higuchi Natsuko"...
Kuroda Kiyotaka

Kuroda Kiyotaka

male, deceased (1900)
Duke , (16 October 1840 - 23 August 1900), also known as Kuroda Ryōsuke, was a Japanese politician of the Meiji era, and the second Prime Minister o...
Nishida Kitaro

Nishida Kitaro

male, deceased (1945)
Kitaro Nishida was a prominent Japanese philosopher, founder of what has been called the Kyoto School of philosophy. He graduated from The...
Ernest Fenollosa

Ernest Fenollosa

male, deceased (1908)
Ernest Francisco Fenollosa (February 18, 1853 - September 21, 1908) was an American professor of philosophy and political economy at Tokyo Imperial...