Hijikata Toshizō
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Hijikata Toshizō was a Japanese swordsman of the Bakumatsu period and Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi. As Vice-Commander, he served the Tokugawa Shogunate and co-led his group in its resistance agai
Hijikata Toshizo
The oldest grave memorial of Hijikata Toshizo in Hakodate
Grave memorial of Hijikata family (Hijikata Toshizō's on the right) at Sekidenji, Hino, Tokyo, Japan
Hijikata bust near the Hijikata Toshizō Museum, Takahata Fudo, Hino, Tokyo
Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma
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The Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma took place between pro-Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan. The battle followed the Battle of Toba–Fushimi on 29 March 1868.
Kondō Isami at the Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma
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Tosa Jinshōtai [ja] (From the left in the bottom row: Ban Gondayu, Itagaki Taisuke, Tani Otoi (young boy), Yamachi Motoharu. From the left in the middle row: Tani Shigeki (Shinbei), Tani Tateki (Moribe), Yamada Kiyokado (Heizaemon), Yoshimoto Sukekatsu( Heinosuke). From the left in the top row: Kataoka Masumitsu (Kenkichi), Manabe Masayoshi (Kaisaku), Nishiyama Sakae, Kitamura Shigeyori (Chōbei), Beppu Hikokuro)
The decapitation of Kondō Isami after the battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma. 1868 newspaper.