Hachiro Kiyokawa

Japanese: 清川八郎 - きよかわはちろう

A patriot of the late Edo period. The son of a local samurai from the Dewa Shonai domain. He studied literature and martial arts in Edo, travelled around the country, and opened a school in Edo. After the Sakuradamon Incident, he worked hard as a patriot, and in 1861 his plans to rise up in rebellion in Edo were leaked, forcing him to go into hiding. In Kyushu he became acquainted with the Sonnno Joi faction, including Maki Izumi and Hirano Kuniomi, and in 1862 he plotted to rise up in rebellion to coincide with Shimazu Hisamitsu's arrival in Tokyo, but failed in the Teradaya Incident. In 1863 he participated in the formation of the shogunate's Roshigumi, and went to Kyoto, but came into conflict with the pro-shogunate faction, including Kondo Isami and Hijikata Toshizo, and was sent back to Edo where he was assassinated by a shogunate official. He wrote a travel diary, "Saiyuusou." → Shinchogumi → Related topics Shinsengumi | Chiba Shusaku | Yamaoka Tesshu

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Japanese:

幕末の志士。出羽(でわ)庄内藩の郷士の子。江戸で文武を学び，全国を遊歴ののち江戸で開塾。桜田門外の変後は志士として奔走，1861年江戸での挙兵計画が洩れ，潜行を余儀なくされる。九州で真木和泉，平野国臣らの尊攘派と交わり，1862年島津久光の上京に合わせて挙兵を画策するが寺田屋事件で失敗。1863年幕府の浪士組結成に参加，京都に上ったが，近藤勇，土方歳三ら佐幕派と対立し，江戸に送還され幕吏に暗殺された。旅日記《西遊草》がある。→新徴組
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