Takasugi Shinsaku was a samurai from the Chōshū Domain of Japan who contributed significantly to the Meiji Restoration. He used several aliases to hide his activities from the Tokugawa shogunate.
Takasugi Shinsaku
Takasugi Shinsaku in armor-clad fencing training
Takasugi Shinsaku founded the Chōshū Kiheitai, which fought against the Bakufu in the Second Chōshū expedition and the Boshin War.
Kunimatsu Mitani (left), follower of Takasugi Shinsaku (center), and Itō Hirobumi (right)
The Chōshū Domain , also known as the Hagi Domain , was a domain (han) of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1600 to 1871.
Former site of Hagi Castle in Hagi
The Chōshū Kiheitai fought against the shogunate in the Second Chōshū expedition and the Boshin War.
Mōri Takachika
Hagi Castle, the seat of the Mōri Lords of Chōshū