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| + | [[Image:Kai.jpg|right|frame|150px|Photograph of '''Shimada Kai''']] |
| * ''Birth: [[1828]]/1/5 (1828/2/19)'' | | * ''Birth: [[1828]]/1/5 (1828/2/19)'' |
| * ''Death: [[1900]]/3/20'' | | * ''Death: [[1900]]/3/20'' |
| + | * ''Rank: Shinsengumi corporal (Gochô), Investigator(Kansatsugata)'' |
| * Japanese: 島田 魁 ''(Shimada Kai)'' | | * Japanese: 島田 魁 ''(Shimada Kai)'' |
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− | Shimada Kai was from Ôgaki han in [[Mino province]], and was the son of [[Kondo Iemon|Kondô Iemon]]. In [[1857]] he went to Edo, where he became a student of [[Shin-Keito Ryu]]. At this time the [[Shimada clan]] of Ôgaki han requested he succeed to head of the clan. He participated in the [[Ikedaya incedent]] of [[1864]]. | + | |
| + | ==Mino== |
| + | Shimada Kai was from Ôgaki han in [[Mino province]], and was the son of [[Kondo Iemon|Kondô Iemon]]. In [[1857]] he went to Edo, where he became a student of [[Shingyoto Ryu]] (He met [[Nagakura Shinpachi]] in the dojo). At about this time, the [[Shimada clan]] of Ôgaki han requested of him to become the head of the clan. |
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| + | ==Shinsengumi== |
| + | He joined the [[shinsengumi]] in [[1863]] and participated in the [[Ikedaya Affair]] of [[1864]], for which he was rewarded 10 ryo, with a bonus of 7 ryo. |
| + | His nickname was "Rikisan" (meaning "Sumo wrestler") because he was big like a Sumo wrestler (apparently nearly six feet tall and well over 300 pounds). |
| + | When [[Kondo Isami]] was shot in the Fushimi street, Shimada quickly struck the horse Kondo was riding, causing it to quickly flee, saving Kondo's life. |
| + | During the [[Boshin War]], he participated in most of the battles from |
| + | [[Kyoto]] to [[Hakodate]]. |
| + | The Shinsengumi finally surrendered in May 15 [[1869]] and Shimada was sent to [[Nagoya han]]. |
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| + | ==Meiji== |
| + | He was released in [[1871]] and moved to Mino with his family. |
| + | They soon moved to Kyoto, and Shimada opened a [[Kenjutsu]] dojo. |
| + | He was asked to serve the new government on more than one occasion but never agreed. |
| + | Kenjutsu fell out of popularity since the [[Bakumatsu period|Bakumatsu]], and so his dojo fell into financial difficulty. |
| + | Ironically, he started working as a guard in the [[Nishi Hongan-ji]] which used to be the Shinsengumi headquarters. |
| + | He died while he was working at the temple. |
| + | He always kept a paper of [[Hijikata Toshizo|Hijikata's]] [[Kaimyo]]. |
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| + | ==Shimada Kai's journal== |
| + | * [http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4569630081/503-2695934-6143100 Shimada Kai Nikki] (島田魁日記) |
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| + | ==Shimada Kai in Fiction== |
| + | ===Books=== |
| + | *''Itsuno hi ka kaeru'' (いつの日か還る) Nakamura Akihiko |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
− | * Hillsborough, Romulus. ''Shinsengumi: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps'', Tuttle Publishing, 2005 | + | * [[Romulus Hillsborough|Hillsborough, Romulus]]. ''[[Shinsengumi: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps]]'', Tuttle Publishing, 2005 |
| * ''Shinsengumi - Honor and Determination of the Mibu Rôshi'' (血誠新撰組-峻烈壬生浪士忠と斬), Rekishi Gunzô series #31, Gakken, Japan, 2003 | | * ''Shinsengumi - Honor and Determination of the Mibu Rôshi'' (血誠新撰組-峻烈壬生浪士忠と斬), Rekishi Gunzô series #31, Gakken, Japan, 2003 |
− | | + | *''Shinsengumi Taishi Den'' (新選組隊士伝) Gakken |
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| [[Category:Shinsengumi]] | | [[Category:Shinsengumi]] |
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