Kyoto Red Flag Incident

…High Treason Incident (2) An incident that occurred in the early morning of November 30, 1920, when police clashed with the police to welcome Takayama Gizo, the former head of the Kyoto Friendship Association, upon his discharge. It is also known as the Kyoto Red Flag Incident. When Takayama's short-term volunteer soldiers (one-year volunteers) were discharged from the camp at the end of their term, more than 50 volunteers including Nabeyama Sadachika went to welcome them, setting up several red flags with inscriptions such as "Congratulations on the release of Takayama Gizo from prison," and clashed with the police who tried to stop them. …

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…大逆事件(2)1920年11月30日早朝，京都友愛会前会長高山義三の除隊歓迎で警官と衝突した事件。京都赤旗事件ともいう。高山の短期志願兵(1年志願兵)の満期退営に際し，出迎えに行った鍋山貞親ら有志50余名は，〈祝高山義三君出獄〉などと書かれた赤旗数本を押し立て，それを阻止しようとした警官と衝突した。…

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