Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田 博, Yoshida Hiroshi; September 19, 1876 – April 5, 1950) was a 20th-century Japanese painter and…
Hiroshi Yoshida (吉田 博, Yoshida Hiroshi; September 19, 1876 – April 5, 1950) was a 20th-century Japanese painter and woodblock printmaker. Along with Hasui Kawase, he is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the shin-hanga style, and is noted especially for his landscape prints. Yoshida made numerous trips around the world, with the aim of getting to know different artistic expressions and making works of different landscapes. He traveled widely, and was particularly known for his images of non-Japanese subjects done in traditional Japanese woodblock style, including the Taj Mahal, the Swiss Alps, the Grand Canyon, and other National Parks in the United States. He was known as a mountain painter (山岳画家) in Japan and spent about half of the year on sketching travels. He was particularly fond of mountain landscapes and painted many of them, founding the Nihon Sangakugaka Kyōkai (Japan Mountain Painting Society, 日本山岳画家協会) in his later years. As a mountaineer, he climbed the mountains of the Japanese Alps every summer and created his large paintings and woodblock prints after returning home.
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Kokkō Sōma (相馬黒光, Sōma Kokkō; September 12, 1876 – March 2, 1955) was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, patron of…
Kokkō Sōma (相馬黒光, Sōma Kokkō; September 12, 1876 – March 2, 1955) was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, patron of artists and patron of Pan-Asian politics during the pre-war Empire of Japan. She was the wife of Aizō Sōma, the founder of Nakamura-ya, a noted bakery in Tokyo.
Masanao Hanihara (埴原 正直, Hanihara Masanao; August 25, 1876 – December 20, 1934) was a Japanese diplomat.
Saishū Onoe (尾上 柴舟, Onoe Saishū) (20 August 1876 – 1, January, 1957) was the pen name of Hachirō Onoe (尾上 八郎, Onoe…
Saishū Onoe (尾上 柴舟, Onoe Saishū) (20 August 1876 – 1, January, 1957) was the pen name of Hachirō Onoe (尾上 八郎, Onoe Hachirō), a Japanese tanka poet, educator, and calligrapher.
Tempū Nakamura (中村天風; July 20, 1876–December 1, 1968) was a Japanese martial artist. He was the first to bring yoga to…
Tempū Nakamura (中村天風; July 20, 1876–December 1, 1968) was a Japanese martial artist. He was the first to bring yoga to Japan and founded his own art called Shinshin-tōitsu-dō (心身統一道, lit. way of mind-body unification), and taught it at Tempu-Kai that he established.
Hidejirō Nagata (永田秀次郎, Nagata Hidejirō; 23 July 1876 – 17 September 1943), was a politician and cabinet minister in…
Hidejirō Nagata (永田秀次郎, Nagata Hidejirō; 23 July 1876 – 17 September 1943), was a politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan, serving as a member of the House of Peers of the Diet of Japan, twice as a cabinet minister, and also serving twice as mayor of Tokyo.
Kitazawa Yasuji (北澤 保次; 20 July 1876 – 25 August 1955), known by his pen name Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤 楽天), was a Japanese…
Kitazawa Yasuji (北澤 保次; 20 July 1876 – 25 August 1955), known by his pen name Kitazawa Rakuten (北澤 楽天), was a Japanese manga and nihonga artist, who was the first professional cartoonist in Japan, and the first to use the term "manga" in its modern sense. He drew editorial cartoons and comic strips during the years from the late Meiji to the early Shōwa era. He is considered by many historians to be the founding father of modern manga, and his work was an inspiration to many younger manga artists and animators.
Count Hideo Kodama (兒玉 秀雄, Kodama Hideo; 19 July 1876 – 7 April 1947) was a Japanese official and politician who served…
Count Hideo Kodama (兒玉 秀雄, Kodama Hideo; 19 July 1876 – 7 April 1947) was a Japanese official and politician who served as cabinet minister. He was the eldest son of famed Russo-Japanese War general Gentarō Kodama, and his wife was the daughter of Prime Minister Masatake Terauchi.
Kimura Buzan (木村武山) (3 July 1876 – 29 November 1942) was a Japanese Nihonga painter associated with the Nihon Bijutsuin.
Yūichirō Chikaraishi (30 June 1876 – 17 March 1933) was a Japanese politician. He was governor of Nagano Prefecture…
Yūichirō Chikaraishi (30 June 1876 – 17 March 1933) was a Japanese politician. He was governor of Nagano Prefecture (1914–1915), Ōita Prefecture (1915–1917), Ibaraki Prefecture (1917–1921), Miyagi Prefecture (1921–1924), Akita Prefecture (1927–1928), Niigata Prefecture (1928) and Osaka Prefecture (1928–1929).
Gōtarō Ogawa (小川郷太郎, Ogawa Gōtarō; 9 June 1876 – 1 April 1945) was an economist, educator, politician and cabinet…
Gōtarō Ogawa (小川郷太郎, Ogawa Gōtarō; 9 June 1876 – 1 April 1945) was an economist, educator, politician and cabinet minister in the pre-war Empire of Japan.
Ishibashi Kazunori (石橋 和訓; 1876–1928) was a Japanese painter active in both yōga and nihonga. His name can also be read…
Ishibashi Kazunori (石橋 和訓; 1876–1928) was a Japanese painter active in both yōga and nihonga. His name can also be read Ishibashi Wakun and he used the art name Gyūgagen. Ishibashi is perhaps best known for Woman Reading Poetry which is currently on display at the Shimane Art Museum. Said to have been modelled after an English actress, the work is widely considered his masterpiece and has been designated as a Prefectural Cultural Property of Shimane.
Yasushi Kataoka (片岡 安, Kataoka Yasushi) (4 June 1876 – 26 May 1946) was a Japanese architect, and a colleague of Kingo…
Yasushi Kataoka (片岡 安, Kataoka Yasushi) (4 June 1876 – 26 May 1946) was a Japanese architect, and a colleague of Kingo Tatsuno.
Sanshirō Ishikawa (石川三四郎; 1876–1956) was a Japanese Christian, socialist, and anarcho-syndicalist who was influential…
Sanshirō Ishikawa (石川三四郎; 1876–1956) was a Japanese Christian, socialist, and anarcho-syndicalist who was influential in the Japanese anarchist movement during the 20th century. He wrote under the pen-name Asahiyama and was a contributor of first Japanese socialist women's newspaper, Sekai Fujin.
Hisui Sugiura (杉浦 非水, Sugiura Hisui; May 15, 1876 – August 18, 1965) was a Japanese graphic designer who was a pioneer…
Hisui Sugiura (杉浦 非水, Sugiura Hisui; May 15, 1876 – August 18, 1965) was a Japanese graphic designer who was a pioneer of modern Japanese graphic design.
General Baron Shigeru Honjō (本庄 繁, Honjō Shigeru; 10 May 1876 – 30 November 1945) was a general in the Imperial…
General Baron Shigeru Honjō (本庄 繁, Honjō Shigeru; 10 May 1876 – 30 November 1945) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army who commanded the Kwantung Army during the invasion of Manchuria. He later served as chief aide-de-camp to the Emperor, but was dismissed due to his apparent sympathy for the rebels in the February 26 incident.
Baron Mineo Ōsumi (大角 岑生, Ōsumi Mineo; 1 May 1876 – 5 February 1941) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and…
Baron Mineo Ōsumi (大角 岑生, Ōsumi Mineo; 1 May 1876 – 5 February 1941) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and served twice as Minister of the Navy of Japan during the volatile 1930s.
Akira Ariyoshi (有吉 明, Ariyoshi Akira; 15 April 1876 – 25 June 1937) was a Japanese diplomat during the Shōwa era. He…
Akira Ariyoshi (有吉 明, Ariyoshi Akira; 15 April 1876 – 25 June 1937) was a Japanese diplomat during the Shōwa era. He was the first ever diplomat from Japan to China to hold the rank of Ambassador Plenipotentiary.
Kunimiyama Etsukichi (Japanese: 國見山 悦吉; born Etsukichi Matsushita (松下 悦吉, Matsushita Etsukichi), March 28, 1876 –…
Kunimiyama Etsukichi (Japanese: 國見山 悦吉; born Etsukichi Matsushita (松下 悦吉, Matsushita Etsukichi), March 28, 1876 – September 25, 1924) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tosa District, Kōchi (now Kōchi, Kōchi Prefecture). He reached the rank of ōzeki in May 1905 and was the first wrestler to be promoted at that rank since Yahatayama, 14 years earlier. He was also the last ōzeki from his prefecture until the promotion of Tamanishiki in May 1930, 25 years later.
Shunrō Oshikawa (押川 春浪, Oshikawa Shunrō; real name 押川 方存 Oshikawa Masaari; March 21, 1876 – November 16, 1914) was a…
Shunrō Oshikawa (押川 春浪, Oshikawa Shunrō; real name 押川 方存 Oshikawa Masaari; March 21, 1876 – November 16, 1914) was a Japanese author, journalist and editor, best known as a pioneer of science fiction.
Iha Fuyū (伊波 普猷; March 15, 1876 – August 13, 1947) is considered the father of Okinawaology and was a Japanese scholar…
Iha Fuyū (伊波 普猷; March 15, 1876 – August 13, 1947) is considered the father of Okinawaology and was a Japanese scholar who studied various aspects of Japanese and Okinawan culture, customs, linguistics, and folklore. He signed his name as Ifa Fuyu in English, because of the Okinawan pronunciation. Iha studied linguistics at the University of Tokyo and was devoted to the study of Okinawan linguistics, folklore, and history. His most well-known work, Ko Ryūkyū (Ancient Ryūkyū), was published in 1911 and remains one of the best works on Okinawan studies. He devoted much time to uncovering the origins of the Okinawan people to establish their history. He had considerable influence not only on the study of Okinawan folklore but also on Japanese folklore.
Hyozo Omori (大森 兵蔵, Ōmori Hyōzō; March 14, 1876 – January 3, 1913) was a Japanese physical education specialist who…
Hyozo Omori (大森 兵蔵, Ōmori Hyōzō; March 14, 1876 – January 3, 1913) was a Japanese physical education specialist who studied in America and married the American artist Annie Barrows Shepley. In Japan, they established Yurin En (友隣園; House of the Friendly Neighbor), which was a settlement house and leader in the Japanese playground movement. Omori introduced basketball and volleyball to the country and was the team manager at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics in Sweden.
Haruji Matsue (松江春次, Matsue Haruji; January 15, 1878 to November 29, 1954) was a Japanese entrepreneur and the first…
Haruji Matsue (松江春次, Matsue Haruji; January 15, 1878 to November 29, 1954) was a Japanese entrepreneur and the first person to manufacture the sugar cube in Japan. His brother, Major General Toyohisa Matsue, was commandant of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I.
Kensuke Mitsuda (光田 健輔, Mitsuda Kensuke; January 12, 1876 – May 14, 1964) was a Japanese leprologist and director of…
Kensuke Mitsuda (光田 健輔, Mitsuda Kensuke; January 12, 1876 – May 14, 1964) was a Japanese leprologist and director of the Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium (1914–1931) and the National Sanatorium Nagashima Aiseien (1931–1957). He had been at the frontier of leprosy policy of Japan. He was given the Order of Cultural Merits (1951) and Damien-Dutton Award (1961). He has been the cause of admiration from one side, and the target of criticism from the other.
Senuma Kayō (Japanese: 瀬沼夏葉; December 11, 1875 – February 28, 1915) was a Japanese translator and teacher. She was the…
Senuma Kayō (Japanese: 瀬沼夏葉; December 11, 1875 – February 28, 1915) was a Japanese translator and teacher. She was the first woman to translate Russian literature to Japanese.
Yonejirō Noguchi (野口 米次郎, Noguchi Yonejirō; December 8, 1875 – July 13, 1947), also known as Yone Noguchi, was a…
Yonejirō Noguchi (野口 米次郎, Noguchi Yonejirō; December 8, 1875 – July 13, 1947), also known as Yone Noguchi, was a Japanese writer, poet, essayist and literary critic in both English and Japanese. He was the father of sculptor Isamu Noguchi.
Hasegawa Manjirō (長谷川 萬次郎, né Yamamoto, 30 November 1875 – 11 November 1969), known by his pen name Hasegawa Nyozekan…
Hasegawa Manjirō (長谷川 萬次郎, né Yamamoto, 30 November 1875 – 11 November 1969), known by his pen name Hasegawa Nyozekan (長谷川 如是閑), was a Japanese social critic and journalist during the Taishō and Shōwa eras. He was one of the most important and widely read supporters of liberalism and democracy in inter-war Japan.
General Nobuyuki Abe (阿部 信行, Abe Nobuyuki; 24 November 1875 – 7 September 1953) was a general in the Imperial Japanese…
General Nobuyuki Abe (阿部 信行, Abe Nobuyuki; 24 November 1875 – 7 September 1953) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, Prime Minister of Japan, and the last Governor-General of Korea.
Imekanu (イメカヌ; November 10, 1875 – April 6, 1961), also known by her Japanese name Kannari Matsu (金成 マツ), was an Ainu…
Imekanu (イメカヌ; November 10, 1875 – April 6, 1961), also known by her Japanese name Kannari Matsu (金成 マツ), was an Ainu missionary and epic poet. Along with her niece, Yukie Chiri, she wrote down and preserved numerous Ainu yukar she learned from her mother.
Hikosuke Fukuda (福田 彦助, Fukuda Hikosuke; 5 November 1875 – 30 July 1959) was a lieutenant-general in the Imperial…
Hikosuke Fukuda (福田 彦助, Fukuda Hikosuke; 5 November 1875 – 30 July 1959) was a lieutenant-general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He is best known for his involvement in the Jinan Incident.
Sokotsu Samukawa (寒川 鼠骨, Samukawa Sokotsu; November 3, 1875 – August 18, 1954) was a Haiku poet in Japan during the…
Sokotsu Samukawa (寒川 鼠骨, Samukawa Sokotsu; November 3, 1875 – August 18, 1954) was a Haiku poet in Japan during the Meiji period. Sokotsu was a pen name and his real name was Akimitsu (陽光).
Baron Senshū Suetaka (千秋 季隆; 10 October 1875 – 12 May 1941) was a Japanese nobleman, politician, businessman and…
Baron Senshū Suetaka (千秋 季隆; 10 October 1875 – 12 May 1941) was a Japanese nobleman, politician, businessman and educator. He served as Director of Office of Japanese Classics Research and was a member of the House of Peers. He was also a director of Bisan Bank and Owari Savings Bank, and a professor at Gakushuin University.
Genji Matsuda (松田 源治, Matsuda Genji; October 4, 1876 – February 1, 1936), was a politician and cabinet minister in the…
Genji Matsuda (松田 源治, Matsuda Genji; October 4, 1876 – February 1, 1936), was a politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan, serving as a member of the Lower House of the Diet of Japan nine times, and twice holding cabinet-level posts.
Matsunosuke Onoe (尾上 松之助, Onoe Matsunosuke; September 12, 1875 – September 11, 1926), sometimes known as Medama no…
Matsunosuke Onoe (尾上 松之助, Onoe Matsunosuke; September 12, 1875 – September 11, 1926), sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ("Eyeballs" Matsu), was a Japanese actor. His birth name is Tsuruzo Nakamura. He is sometimes credited as Yukio Koki, Tamijaku Onoe, or Tsunusaburo Onoe, and as a kabuki artist he went by the name Tsurusaburo Onoe. He gained great popularity, appearing in over 1,000 films, and has been called the first superstar of Japanese cinema.
Kamehiko Abe (阿部 亀彦, Abe Kamehiko; September 1875 – 26 July 1928) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of…
Kamehiko Abe (阿部 亀彦, Abe Kamehiko; September 1875 – 26 July 1928) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from October 1922 to October 1923. He was governor of Kōchi Prefecture (1919–1922).
Yamada Yoshio (山田 孝雄; August 20, 1873 – November 20, 1958) was a Japanese linguist. He founded the influential "Yamada…
Yamada Yoshio (山田 孝雄; August 20, 1873 – November 20, 1958) was a Japanese linguist. He founded the influential "Yamada grammar" (Also known as "Yamada's grammar", and was the first to use the word "chinjutsu" as a linguistic term.
Kunio Yanagita (Japanese: 柳田 國男, Hepburn: Yanagita Kunio; July 31, 1875 – August 8, 1962) was a Japanese author…
Kunio Yanagita (Japanese: 柳田 國男, Hepburn: Yanagita Kunio; July 31, 1875 – August 8, 1962) was a Japanese author, scholar, ethnographer, and folklorist. He began his career as a bureaucrat, but developed an interest in rural Japan and its folk traditions. This led to a change in his career. His pursuit of this led to his eventual establishment of Japanese native folkloristics, or minzokugaku, as an academic field in Japan. As a result, he is often considered to be the father of modern Japanese folklore studies.
Kaiichiro Suematsu (18 June 1875 – 26 June 1947) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima…
Kaiichiro Suematsu (18 June 1875 – 26 June 1947) was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from September 1926 to November 1927. He was governor of Tokushima Prefecture (1915–1917), Shiga Prefecture (1923–1925) and Ibaraki Prefecture (1925–1926). He was mayor of Beppu, Ōita from 1942 to 1946.
Motoyuki Negoro (根来源之) (June 14, 1875 – April 18, 1939) was a journalist and strike leader in Hawaii.
Majikina Ankō (真境名 安興; 20 May 1875 - 28 December 1933) was a Japanese scholar who specialized in the history of…
Majikina Ankō (真境名 安興; 20 May 1875 - 28 December 1933) was a Japanese scholar who specialized in the history of Okinawa. Alongside Iha Fuyū and Higashionna Kanjun, he was considered one of the pioneers of modern Okinawan studies.
Hiroshi Shimomura (Japanese: 下村宏; 11 May 1875 – 9 December 1957) was a Japanese official who served as minister of…
Hiroshi Shimomura (Japanese: 下村宏; 11 May 1875 – 9 December 1957) was a Japanese official who served as minister of state and director general of the Cabinet Intelligence Bureau in 1945, at the end of World War II. In that capacity, he was involved in realising the Emperor's surrender broadcast. He was the fourth president of the Japanese Olympic Committee (1937–1942), and a graduate of Tokyo Imperial University.
Shirōta Kusakabe (Japanese: 日下部 四郎太, May 5 1875 – July 3 1924) was a Japanese geophysicist, doctor of Science. He was a…
Shirōta Kusakabe (Japanese: 日下部 四郎太, May 5 1875 – July 3 1924) was a Japanese geophysicist, doctor of Science. He was a professor at Tohoku Imperial University. He won the Imperial Academy Prize for his work on rock elasticity. He has published numerous treatises, and a magazine published after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 contains a treatise on earthquake prediction by Shirota Kusakabe. Shirōta Kusakabe was born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1875. In 1900, he graduated from the Department of Physics, Tokyo Imperial University. From August 1907 to December 1910, he studied abroad in Europe and visited Germany, France and the United Kingdom. He studied under Hantaro Nagaoka and proceeded with research on rocks and seismic waves. In 1914, he won the Imperial Academy Prize for his work on rock elasticity.
Takeya Hiroshi (武谷 廣) was a professor and physician in Japan. In 1910 he became the second professor of internal…
Takeya Hiroshi (武谷 廣) was a professor and physician in Japan. In 1910 he became the second professor of internal medicine section of Kyushu University, taking over from Naka Kin'ichi. In 1923, he firstly introduced the insulin suppression in diabetical regimen in Japan.
Uemura Shōen (上村 松園; April 23, 1875 – August 27, 1949) was the pseudonym of an artist in Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa…
Uemura Shōen (上村 松園; April 23, 1875 – August 27, 1949) was the pseudonym of an artist in Meiji, Taishō and early Shōwa period Japanese painting. Her real name was Uemura Tsune. Shōen was known primarily for her bijin-ga, or paintings of beautiful women, in the nihonga style, although she produced numerous works on historical themes and traditional subjects. Shōen is considered a major innovator in the bijin-ga genre despite the fact she often still used it to depict the traditional beauty standards of women. Bijin-ga gained criticism during the Taisho era while Shōen worked due to its lack of evolution to reflect the more modern statuses of women in Japan. During bijin-ga's conception in the Tokugawa, or Edo, period, women were regarded as lower class citizens and the genre often reflected this implication onto its female subjects. Within the Taisho era, women had made several advancements into the Japanese workforce, and artistry specifically was becoming more popular outside of pass times for the elite, which opened way for Shōen's success. Shōen received many awards and forms of recognition during her lifetime within Japan, being the first female recipient of the Order of Culture award, as well as being hired as the Imperial Household's official artist, which had previously only employed one other official woman in the position. In 1949 she died of cancer just a year after receiving the Order of Culture Award.
Teiji Takagi (高木 貞治 Takagi Teiji, April 21, 1875 – February 28, 1960) was a Japanese mathematician, best known for…
Teiji Takagi (高木 貞治 Takagi Teiji, April 21, 1875 – February 28, 1960) was a Japanese mathematician, best known for proving the Takagi existence theorem in class field theory. The Blancmange curve, the graph of a nowhere-differentiable but uniformly continuous function, is also called the Takagi curve after his work on it.
Kamezo Shimizu (30 March 1875 – 7 December 1948) was a Japanese sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in…
Kamezo Shimizu (30 March 1875 – 7 December 1948) was a Japanese sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Masatsune Ogura (小倉 正恆, Ogura Masatsune; 22 March 1875 – 20 November 1961) was a Japanese politician and businessman.
Kambara Hayao (蒲原 隼雄, 15 March 1876 – 3 February 1952), known by his pen name Kambara Ariake (蒲原 有明), was a Japanese…
Kambara Hayao (蒲原 隼雄, 15 March 1876 – 3 February 1952), known by his pen name Kambara Ariake (蒲原 有明), was a Japanese poet and novelist active during the Taishō and Shōwa eras of Japan. He is also known as Kambara Yūmei.
Kenkichi Ueda (植田 謙吉, Ueda Kenkichi; 8 March 1875 – 11 September 1962) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army…
Kenkichi Ueda (植田 謙吉, Ueda Kenkichi; 8 March 1875 – 11 September 1962) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He played an active role in the Soviet-Japanese Border Wars of the late 1930s.
Kahei Toki (土岐 嘉平, Toki Kahei; 16 February 1875 – 22 March 1946) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician. A career…
Kahei Toki (土岐 嘉平, Toki Kahei; 16 February 1875 – 22 March 1946) was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician. A career official of the Home Ministry, he served as governor of Kochi Prefecture, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Osaka, as Chief Secretary of the Kwantung Government, as the 17th Director-General of the Hokkaidō Agency, and later as the 10th Mayor of Kyoto.