Gekkō Takayasu

Shihōda Sakamoto

1873–1917 (age 44)

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Shihōda Sakamoto was a haiku poet whose verses exemplified the refined traditions of Japanese poetry.

Iwasaki Yajirō

1808–1873 (age 65)

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A figure from the late Edo and early Meiji periods who lived through Japan's transformation.

Awashima Kangetsu

1859–1926 (age 67)

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Awashima Kangetsu was a Japanese novelist whose works contributed to early modern Japanese literature.

Masahiro Yasuoka

1898–1983 (age 85)

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Masahiro Yasuoka was a respected Japanese philosopher whose work explored fundamental questions of human existence.

Kayama Eizaemon

1821–1877 (age 56)

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A figure who lived through the end of the Edo period and the beginning of modern Japan.

Sugi Kōji

1828–1917 (age 89)

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Sugi Kōji was a pioneering statistician who advanced statistical science in Meiji-era Japan.