Difference between revisions of "Shogitai"
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| + | [[Image:Shogitai2.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Shôgitai]] | ||
| + | [[File:Shogitai-haka.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Grave of the Shôgitai, in [[Ueno Park]].]] | ||
| + | * ''Established: [[1868]]/2'' | ||
| + | * ''Destroyed: 1868/5/15'' | ||
* ''Japanese'': 彰義隊 ''(Shougitai)'' | * ''Japanese'': 彰義隊 ''(Shougitai)'' | ||
| − | + | The Shôgitai was a pro-[[Tokugawa shogunate|shogunate]] military unit formed in [[1868]] to combat anti-shogunate forces. | |
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| − | + | The group was originally formed in [[1868]]/2, by [[Hitotsubashi Tokugawa clan]] retainer [[Shibusawa Eiichi|Shibusawa Seiichirô]], [[Hatamoto]] [[Amano Hachiro|Amano Hachirô]] and 67 pro-Bakufu comrades who gathered at that time in Zôshigaya. They were first stationed at a temple in Asakusa, then moved to [[Kan'ei-ji]] in Ueno to serve as the guards of [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]]. | |
| − | Some members | + | The Shôgitai was destroyed by imperial troops in the 5/15 [[Battle of Ueno]]. Some members then joined other pro-Bakufu troops in the North, while other members demobilized and returned to [[Edo]]. |
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| + | A tomb for the Shôgitai can be found today in [[Ueno Park]]. The smaller of the two main tombstones was erected in [[1869]] by a priest of Kan'ei-ji, while the larger was erected in [[1874]] by [[Ogawa Okisato]], a surviving member of the group. The site was cared for by the Ogawa family for around 120 years, before it was named an important cultural asset of Tokyo's Taitô-ku (Taitô Ward) in 1990. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government took over responsibility for the site in 2003. | ||
==Shôgitai in Fiction== | ==Shôgitai in Fiction== | ||
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* ''Uetaru Shôgitai'' (飢えたる彰義隊) [[Yoshikawa Eiji]] | * ''Uetaru Shôgitai'' (飢えたる彰義隊) [[Yoshikawa Eiji]] | ||
* ''Shôgitai Shimatsu'' (彰義隊始末) [[Shimozawa Kan]] | * ''Shôgitai Shimatsu'' (彰義隊始末) [[Shimozawa Kan]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Ame no oto]]'' (雨の音) [[Shimozawa Kan]] | ||
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| + | ==Links== | ||
| + | *[http://www18.ocn.ne.jp/~sinobazu/3050.html Shogitai Archives] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* ''Boshin Senso'' (戊辰戦争) Sasaki Suguru | * ''Boshin Senso'' (戊辰戦争) Sasaki Suguru | ||
| + | * Plaques on-site at Ueno Park. | ||
[[Category:Groups]][[Category:Bakumatsu]][[Category:Edo Period]] | [[Category:Groups]][[Category:Bakumatsu]][[Category:Edo Period]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:05, 10 February 2022
- Established: 1868/2
- Destroyed: 1868/5/15
- Japanese: 彰義隊 (Shougitai)
The Shôgitai was a pro-shogunate military unit formed in 1868 to combat anti-shogunate forces.
The group was originally formed in 1868/2, by Hitotsubashi Tokugawa clan retainer Shibusawa Seiichirô, Hatamoto Amano Hachirô and 67 pro-Bakufu comrades who gathered at that time in Zôshigaya. They were first stationed at a temple in Asakusa, then moved to Kan'ei-ji in Ueno to serve as the guards of Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu.
The Shôgitai was destroyed by imperial troops in the 5/15 Battle of Ueno. Some members then joined other pro-Bakufu troops in the North, while other members demobilized and returned to Edo.
A tomb for the Shôgitai can be found today in Ueno Park. The smaller of the two main tombstones was erected in 1869 by a priest of Kan'ei-ji, while the larger was erected in 1874 by Ogawa Okisato, a surviving member of the group. The site was cared for by the Ogawa family for around 120 years, before it was named an important cultural asset of Tokyo's Taitô-ku (Taitô Ward) in 1990. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government took over responsibility for the site in 2003.
Shôgitai in Fiction
Movies
- Tsukigami (憑神) 2007 Furuhata Yasuo
Books
- Shôgitai (彰義隊)Yoshimura Akira
- Aizushikon 6 (会津士魂6) Saotome Mitsugu
- Uetaru Shôgitai (飢えたる彰義隊) Yoshikawa Eiji
- Shôgitai Shimatsu (彰義隊始末) Shimozawa Kan
- Ame no oto (雨の音) Shimozawa Kan
Links
References
- Boshin Senso (戊辰戦争) Sasaki Suguru
- Plaques on-site at Ueno Park.
