Nakaoka was born in Tosa Domain, in what is now the village of Kitagawa, Kōchi Prefecture, as the son of a village headman. In 1861, he enrolled in the academy run by Takechi Hanpeita where he studied swordsmanship. He was one of the founding members of the Tosa Kinno-tō, a paramilitary shishi organization created by Takeichi to support the sonnō jōi movement.[1] After the coup d’etat of September 30, 1863, led to the suppression of the sonnō Jōi faction, he fled to Chōshū Domain together with pro-Sonnō Jōinobles, including Sanjō Sanetomi. In 1864, he participated in a failed plot to assassinate Shimazu Hisamitsu, and fought alongside Chōshū forces during the Kinmon Incident and the Bombardment of Shimonoseki. Later that year, as a member of the Kaientai formed by Sakamoto Ryōma, he worked to bring about the Satsuma-Chōshū Alliance and to obtain the backing and support of Sanjō Sanetomi for the project. In March, 1867, he travelled with Sakamoto Ryōma to their native Tosa Domain to negotiate a similar alliance between Tosa and Satsuma. In June, he began negotiations to further expand the new alliance to include Chōshū as well as Hiroshima Domain, but the issue was rendered moot when shōgunTokugawa Yoshinobu formally returned governing power to the Emperor. Realizing that civil war was now increasingly probable, Nakaoka returned to Tosa and established the Rikuentai militia.[1] Rikuentai was modeled after the Kiheitai in Chōshū in July.
On December 10, 1867, Nakaoka traveled to Kyoto for discussions with Sakamoto Ryōma, but was mortally wounded together with Sakamoto when unknown assailants attacked their lodgings (i.e. the "Ōmiya Incident").[1] Sakamoto died soon afterwards, but the critically injured Nakaoka lingered for two days, although never regaining enough consciousness to identify the attackers. His grave is located at the Ryosen Gokoku Jinja in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. He was posthumously awarded with the court rank of 4th grade in 1891 by Emperor Meiji.
There is a large bronze statue of Nakaoka Shintarō at Murotomisaki lighthouse in Cape Muroto in his native Kochi Prefecture, and another (together with Sakamoto Ryōma) at Maruyama Park in Kyoto.
Miyaji, Saijiro. (1993). Nakaoka Shintaro: Ishin no shusenka. Tokyo: Chuo-Koronsha, ISBN4-12-101146-5 (Japanese)
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nakaoka, shintarō, this, japanese, name, surname, nakaoka, 中岡, 慎太郎, 1838, december, 1867, samurai, bakumatsu, period, japan, close, associate, sakamoto, ryōma, movement, overthrow, tokugawa, shogunate, 中岡, 慎太郎born, 1838, 1838kitagawa, tosa, domaindieddecember,. In this Japanese name the surname is Nakaoka Nakaoka Shintarō 中岡 慎太郎 May 6 1838 December 12 1867 was a samurai in Bakumatsu period Japan and a close associate of Sakamoto Ryōma in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate 1 Nakaoka Shintarō 中岡 慎太郎Born 1838 05 06 May 6 1838Kitagawa Tosa DomainDiedDecember 12 1867 1867 12 12 aged 29 KyotoCause of deathAssassinationNationalityJapanOccupationSamuraiJapanese nameKanji中岡 慎太郎Hiraganaなかおか しんたろうKatakanaナカオカ シンタロウTranscriptionsRomanizationNakaoka Shintarō Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBiography Edit Nakaoka Shintarō on Nov 24 1866 Nakaoka was born in Tosa Domain in what is now the village of Kitagawa Kōchi Prefecture as the son of a village headman In 1861 he enrolled in the academy run by Takechi Hanpeita where he studied swordsmanship He was one of the founding members of the Tosa Kinno tō a paramilitary shishi organization created by Takeichi to support the sonnō jōi movement 1 After the coup d etat of September 30 1863 led to the suppression of the sonnō Jōi faction he fled to Chōshu Domain together with pro Sonnō Jōi nobles including Sanjō Sanetomi In 1864 he participated in a failed plot to assassinate Shimazu Hisamitsu and fought alongside Chōshu forces during the Kinmon Incident and the Bombardment of Shimonoseki Later that year as a member of the Kaientai formed by Sakamoto Ryōma he worked to bring about the Satsuma Chōshu Alliance and to obtain the backing and support of Sanjō Sanetomi for the project In March 1867 he travelled with Sakamoto Ryōma to their native Tosa Domain to negotiate a similar alliance between Tosa and Satsuma In June he began negotiations to further expand the new alliance to include Chōshu as well as Hiroshima Domain but the issue was rendered moot when shōgun Tokugawa Yoshinobu formally returned governing power to the Emperor Realizing that civil war was now increasingly probable Nakaoka returned to Tosa and established the Rikuentai militia 1 Rikuentai was modeled after the Kiheitai in Chōshu in July On December 10 1867 Nakaoka traveled to Kyoto for discussions with Sakamoto Ryōma but was mortally wounded together with Sakamoto when unknown assailants attacked their lodgings i e the Ōmiya Incident 1 Sakamoto died soon afterwards but the critically injured Nakaoka lingered for two days although never regaining enough consciousness to identify the attackers His grave is located at the Ryosen Gokoku Jinja in Higashiyama ku Kyoto He was posthumously awarded with the court rank of 4th grade in 1891 by Emperor Meiji There is a large bronze statue of Nakaoka Shintarō at Murotomisaki lighthouse in Cape Muroto in his native Kochi Prefecture and another together with Sakamoto Ryōma at Maruyama Park in Kyoto See also EditList of unsolved murdersNotes Edit a b c d National Diet Library NDL Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures Nakaoka ShintaroReferences EditJansen Marius B 1961 Sakamoto Ryoma and the Meiji Restoration Princeton Princeton University Press OCLC 413111 Miyaji Saijiro 1993 Nakaoka Shintaro Ishin no shusenka Tokyo Chuo Koronsha ISBN 4 12 101146 5 Japanese External links Edit Japanese Wikisource has original text related to this article Nakaoka Shintarō Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nakaoka Shintaro National Diet Library Nakaoka Shintaro Museum Japanese Shotentai com About Nakaoka Shintaro Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nakaoka Shintarō amp oldid 1116395599, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
