Ikeda Kotaro (d. 1877)

The graves of Ikeda (at left) and several others at the Nanshû Cemetery

• Died: 1877/9/24
• Japanese: 池田孝太郎 (Ikeda Koutarou)

Ikeda Kôtarô was a young samurai who fought and died in the Satsuma Rebellion. He was killed at age 14, on 1877/9/24, at the Battle of Shiroyama. He was buried at the Nanshû Cemetery in Kagoshima.

References

• Plaques on-site at the Nanshû Cemetery.