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*''Born: [[1789]]''
*''Died: [[1858]]/9/2''
*''Other Names'': 孟緯 ''(Môi)'', 星巌 ''(Seigan)''
*''Japanese'': 梁川新十郎 ''(Yanagawa Shinjûrô)''

Yanagawa Shinjûrô was a man from [[Mino province]] with no official position who was active in [[Bakumatsu period]] political circles. In the 1850s, he met or exchanged letters discussing current affairs on many occasions with figures such as [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]], [[Hashimoto Sanai]], [[Sakuma Shozan|Sakuma Shôzan]], and [[Yoshida Shoin|Yoshida Shôin]].

He was also known as a poet. He died in [[1858]] of an illness. In [[1869]], the [[Meiji government]] granted his widow, the poet and painter [[Yanagawa Koran|Yanagawa Kôran]]<!--梁川紅蘭--> a [[stipend]] as a reward for her faithfulness.

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==References==
*Ishin Shiryô Kôyô 維新史料綱要, vol 2, 434, 493, 507, 541, 602.; vol 3, 16, 34, 52.; vol 10, 20.

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