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[[Image:Shogitai2.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Shôgitai]]
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[[File:Shogitai-haka.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Grave of the Shôgitai, in [[Ueno Park]].]]
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* ''Established: [[1868]]/2''
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* ''Destroyed: 1868/5/15''
 
* ''Japanese'': 彰義隊 ''(Shougitai)''
 
* ''Japanese'': 彰義隊 ''(Shougitai)''
  
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The Shôgitai was a pro-[[Tokugawa shogunate|shogunate]] military unit formed in [[1868]] to combat anti-shogunate forces.
  
In [[1868]]/2, [[Hitotsubashi clan]] retainer [[Shibusawa Seiichiro|Shibusawa Seiichirô]], [[Hatamoto]] [[Amano Hachiro|Amano Hachirô]] and 67 pro-Bakufu comrades gathered in Zôshigaya and formed a military unit called the Shôgitai.
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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]].
They were first stationed at a temple in Asakusa, then moved to Kan-ei-ji as the guards of [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]].
 
  
On 5/15, the Shôgitai was destroyed by the imperial troops. (the [[Battle of Ueno]])
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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]].
  
Some members followed 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.
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==Shôgitai in Fiction==
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===Movies===
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* ''Tsukigami'' (憑神) 2007 Furuhata Yasuo
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===Books===
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* ''Shôgitai'' (彰義隊)Yoshimura Akira
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* ''Aizushikon 6'' (会津士魂6) Saotome Mitsugu
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* ''Uetaru Shôgitai'' (飢えたる彰義隊) [[Yoshikawa Eiji]]
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* ''Shôgitai Shimatsu'' (彰義隊始末) [[Shimozawa Kan]]
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* ''[[Ame no oto]]'' (雨の音) [[Shimozawa Kan]]
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==Links==
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*[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
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* Plaques on-site at Ueno Park.
  
  
 
[[Category:Groups]][[Category:Bakumatsu]][[Category:Edo Period]]
 
[[Category:Groups]][[Category:Bakumatsu]][[Category:Edo Period]]

Latest revision as of 10:05, 10 February 2022

Shôgitai
Grave of the Shôgitai, in Ueno Park.
  • 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

Links

References

  • Boshin Senso (戊辰戦争) Sasaki Suguru
  • Plaques on-site at Ueno Park.