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*''Born: [[1868]]''
*''Died: 1928/2/28''
*''Japanese'': 岸本賀昌 ''(Kishimoto Gashou)''
Kishimoto Gashô was one of [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa prefecture's]] first two elected representatives to the [[National Diet]] House of Representatives, along with [[Takamine Chokyo|Takamine Chôkyô]].
He and Takamine, along with [[Jahana Noboru]], [[Ota Chofu|Ôta Chôfu]], and [[Nakijin Choban|Nakijin Chôban]], were the first five Okinawan students sponsored by the [[Meiji government]] to study in [[Tokyo]].
He later served as head of educational affairs for Okinawa prefecture, and was elected to the House of Representatives four times. In 1925, he became the third modern mayor of [[Naha]] City.
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==References==
*[[Gregory Smits]], "Jahana Noboru: Okinawan Activist and Scholar," in [[Anne Walthall]] (ed.), ''The Human Tradition in Modern Japan'', Scholarly Resources Inc. (2002), 102.
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41039-storytopic-121.html Kishimoto Gashô]," ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'', Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
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[[Category:Meiji Politicians and Officials]]
*''Died: 1928/2/28''
*''Japanese'': 岸本賀昌 ''(Kishimoto Gashou)''
Kishimoto Gashô was one of [[Okinawa prefecture|Okinawa prefecture's]] first two elected representatives to the [[National Diet]] House of Representatives, along with [[Takamine Chokyo|Takamine Chôkyô]].
He and Takamine, along with [[Jahana Noboru]], [[Ota Chofu|Ôta Chôfu]], and [[Nakijin Choban|Nakijin Chôban]], were the first five Okinawan students sponsored by the [[Meiji government]] to study in [[Tokyo]].
He later served as head of educational affairs for Okinawa prefecture, and was elected to the House of Representatives four times. In 1925, he became the third modern mayor of [[Naha]] City.
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==References==
*[[Gregory Smits]], "Jahana Noboru: Okinawan Activist and Scholar," in [[Anne Walthall]] (ed.), ''The Human Tradition in Modern Japan'', Scholarly Resources Inc. (2002), 102.
*"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-41039-storytopic-121.html Kishimoto Gashô]," ''Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia'', Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 March 2003.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Meiji Politicians and Officials]]