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...
Tokugawa Ieyasu

Tokugawa Ieyasu

male, deceased (1616)
was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration...
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...
Tokugawa Yoshinobu

Tokugawa Yoshinobu

male, deceased (1913)
Tokugawa Yoshinobu (徳川 慶喜 "Tokugawa Yoshinobu" (also known as "Keiki"), October 28, 1837-November 22, 1913) was the 15th and last shogun of the Edo...
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...
Kido Takayoshi

Kido Takayoshi

male, deceased (1877)
; 11 August 1833 - 26 May 1877), also referred as Kido Kōin was a Japanese statesman during the Late Tokugawa shogunate and the Meiji Restoration. H...
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.
Itagaki Taisuke

Itagaki Taisuke

male, deceased (1919)
Count ; was a Japanese politician and leader of the, which evolved into Japan’s first political party.

Itō Hirobumi

deceased (1909)
was a Japanese statesman, Resident-General of Korea, four times Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st, 5th, 7th and 10th) and genrō. Itō was as...
Iwakura Tomomi

Iwakura Tomomi

male, deceased (1883)
; (26 October 1825 - 20 July 1883) was a Japanese statesman who played an important role in the Meiji Restoration, influencing opinions of the...