Deaths in the 1900s

Jōno Saigiku

1832–1902 (age 70)

Yanaka Cemetery

Matsuda Hideo

1851–1906 (age 55)

Yanaka Cemetery

Matsuda Hideo was a politician whose career contributed to Japan's governmental modernization.

Obana Sakusuke

1829–1901 (age 72)

Yanaka Cemetery

Edward Howard House

1836–1901 (age 65)

Yanaka Cemetery

Edward Howard House (October 5, 1836 – December 18, 1901) was an American journalist who wrote for the New York Tribun...

Ryōchi Kanō

1829–1906 (age 77)

Tama Cemetery

Kodama Gentarō

1852–1906 (age 54)

Tama Cemetery

Kodama Gentarō was a prominent Meiji-era military officer who contributed significantly to Japan's military modernizati...

Saigō Tsugumichi

1843–1902 (age 59)

Tama Cemetery

Kawamura Sumiyoshi

1836–1904 (age 68)

Tama Cemetery

Kawamura Sumiyoshi was a Japanese military officer active during Japan's modernization in the Meiji period.

Hiraoka Kōtarō

1851–1906 (age 55)

Shōfuku-ji Temple

Yasumura Kōchi

1843–1901 (age 58)

Tsuchiura

Yasumura Kōchi was a Meiji-era physician who dedicated his career to advancing medical practice in Japan.

Julius Karl Scriba

1848–1905 (age 57)

Aoyama Cemetery

Doppo Kunikida

1871–1908 (age 37)

Aoyama Cemetery

Doppo Kunikida was a prominent Meiji-era writer whose literary works influenced Japanese intellectual culture.

Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky

1831–1906 (age 75)

Aoyama Cemetery

Sadaaki Senda

1836–1908 (age 72)

Aoyama Cemetery

Sadaaki Senda was a Japanese politician who contributed to governance during Japan's Meiji modernization.

Ozaki Kōyō

1868–1903 (age 35)

Aoyama Cemetery

Misao Fujimura

1886–1903 (age 17)

Aoyama Cemetery

Misao Fujimura was a young Meiji-era writer whose literary contributions enriched Japanese cultural life.

Tsuda Sen

1837–1908 (age 71)

Aoyama Cemetery

Tomeoka Natsuko

1866–1900 (age 34)

Tama Cemetery

Tomeoka Natsuko was a Meiji-era activist whose work advanced social reform and community welfare in Japan.

Charles Dickinson West

1847–1908 (age 61)

Aoyama Cemetery

Nakae Chōmin

1847–1901 (age 54)

Aoyama Cemetery

Nakae Chōmin (中江 兆民; December 8, 1847 – December 13, 1901) was the pen-name of a journalist, political theori...

Pierre-Marie Osouf

1829–1906 (age 77)

Aoyama Cemetery

Fukuba Bisei

1831–1907 (age 76)

Aoyama Cemetery

Fukuba Bisei was a long-serving Meiji politician who contributed to Japan's institutional modernization.

Taneyuki Tachibana

1836–1905 (age 69)

Aoyama Cemetery

Miyoshi Taizō

1845–1908 (age 63)

Aoyama Cemetery

Miyoshi Taizō was a Meiji-era lawyer whose professional work advanced Japan's modern legal system.

Yasusuke Nogi

1881–1904 (age 23)

Aoyama Cemetery

Katsusuke Nogi

1879–1904 (age 25)

Aoyama Cemetery

Katsusuke Nogi was a Japanese military officer who served his nation during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

William John White

1848–1901 (age 53)

Aoyama Cemetery

Tsuda Hatsuko

1842–1909 (age 67)

Aoyama Cemetery

Tsuda Hatsuko was a Japanese woman who lived during the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth centuries.

Isao Sugita

1859–1906 (age 47)

Aoyama Cemetery

Yoshihira Wada

1844–1908 (age 64)

Aoyama Cemetery

Yoshihira Wada was a Japanese architect who designed buildings during the nineteenth century.

Atsuko Saisho

1825–1900 (age 75)

Aoyama Cemetery

Shimada Bankon

1827–1907 (age 80)

Aoyama Cemetery

Shimada Bankon was a Buddhist monk who served his religious community during the nineteenth century.

Miyoshi Kanesuke

1842–1903 (age 61)

Kōzan-ji Temple

Yamamoto Keigu

1827–1903 (age 76)

Hōtō-ji Temple

Yamamoto Keigu was a Confucian scholar who contributed to Japanese intellectual life during the nineteenth century.

Ichikawa Sadanji I

1842–1904 (age 62)

Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple

Lafcadio Hearn

1850–1904 (age 54)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Lafcadio Hearn was a celebrated writer known for his evocative portrayals of Japanese culture and folklore.

Tsunashima Ryōsen

1873–1907 (age 34)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Fukuzawa Yukichi

1835–1901 (age 66)

Zenpuku-ji Temple

Fukuzawa Yukichi (Japanese: 福澤 諭吉; 10 January 1835 – 3 February 1901) was a Japanese author, educator, and phi...

Enomoto Takeaki

1836–1908 (age 72)

Kisshō-ji Temple

Hōsui Yamamoto

1850–1906 (age 56)

Sengaku-ji Temple

Hōsui Yamamoto was a Japanese painter whose artistic works contributed to nineteenth-century Japanese visual culture.

Iwasaki Yanosuke

1851–1908 (age 57)

Seikadō Bunko Library

Itō Hirobumi

1841–1909 (age 68)

Nishiōi

Itō Hirobumi was a preeminent Japanese politician and statesman who played a pivotal role in Japan's modernization.

San'yūtei Enchō

1839–1900 (age 61)

Zenshō-an Temple

Sanyutei Encho I (初代 三遊亭 円朝, Shodai San'yūtei Enchō; Japanese pronunciation: [saɰ̃.jɯː.tei (|) eɲ.t...

Yamada Jitchiku

1834–1901 (age 67)

Mount Hiji

Yamada Jitchiku was a Japanese individual whose life was connected to Mount Hiji during the nineteenth century.

Albert Arnold Bennett

1849–1909 (age 60)

Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery

William Copeland

1834–1902 (age 68)

Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery

William Copeland was a British brewer who operated in Yokohama during the Meiji era.

George Edwin Rice

1843–1901 (age 58)

Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery

Tada Shin'ai

1840–1905 (age 65)

Kōfuku-ji Temple

Tada Shin'ai was a respected Japanese calligrapher of the Edo and Meiji periods.

Kusumoto Ine

1827–1903 (age 76)

Kōtai-ji Temple

Futabatei Shimei

1864–1909 (age 45)

Somei Cemetery

Futabatei Shimei was a groundbreaking Japanese novelist and literary innovator of the Meiji period.