Deaths in the 1910s

Toyohara Chikanobu

1838–1912 (age 74)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Toyohara Chikanobu was a prolific Meiji-era painter celebrated for his detailed depictions of historical scenes and cour...

Ogino Ginko

1851–1913 (age 62)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Shunrō Oshikawa

1876–1914 (age 38)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Shunrō Oshikawa was an early Meiji-era novelist celebrated for his engaging adventure stories and serialized works.

Isawa Shūji

1851–1917 (age 66)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Nakashima Rikizō

1858–1918 (age 60)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Nakashima Rikizō was a Meiji-era philosopher who synthesized Japanese and Western philosophical traditions.

Hōgetsu Shimamura

1871–1918 (age 47)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Ichikawa Monnosuke VI

1862–1914 (age 52)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Ichikawa Monnosuke VI was a celebrated kabuki actor known for his mastery of traditional performance and dedication to t...

Naruse Jinzō

1858–1919 (age 61)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Hidenori Tōjō

1855–1913 (age 58)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Hidenori Tōjō was a Meiji-era military officer who contributed to Japan's military modernization and institutional dev...

Kayō Senuma

1875–1915 (age 40)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Kanō Tomonobu

1843–1912 (age 69)

Ikegami Honmon-ji Temple

Kanō Tomonobu was a distinguished painter who continued the celebrated Kanō school tradition of classical Japanese art...

Kōkyō Taniguchi

1864–1915 (age 51)

Hōtō-ji Temple

Takashima Kaemon

1832–1914 (age 82)

Sengaku-ji Temple

Takashima Kaemon was a Meiji-era businessperson who contributed significantly to Japan's economic development and commer...

Teruhiko Okamura

1850–1916 (age 66)

Kisshō-ji Temple

Thomas Blake Glover

1838–1911 (age 73)

Sakamoto International Cemetery

Thomas Blake Glover was a Scottish businessman whose trading enterprises and investments significantly facilitated Japan...

Oda Kyōsai

1845–1912 (age 67)

Heiwa Park

Charles Wolff

1840–1919 (age 79)

Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery

American missionary who served in Yokohama during Japan's modernization era.

Mary Eddy Kidder

1834–1910 (age 76)

Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery

Nakajima Buzan

1829–1911 (age 82)

Kōmyō-ji Temple

Buddhist monk and spiritual leader at Kōmyō-ji Temple during the Meiji era.

Mishima Chūshū

1831–1919 (age 88)

Fuji Cemetery

Itagaki Taisuke

1837–1919 (age 82)

Shinagawa Shrine

Influential Meiji-era politician who championed democratic reform and constitutional government.

Muichi Inui

1897–1918 (age 21)

Shinagawa Shrine

Kazan Takahashi

1882–1915 (age 33)

Dairen-ji Temple

Military officer whose service reflected Japan's early twentieth-century modernization efforts.

Tatsuno Kingo

1854–1919 (age 65)

Joen-ji Temple

Sumako Matsui

1886–1919 (age 33)

Bentenchō

Pioneer of modern Japanese music and performance during the early twentieth century.

Inoue Masaru

1843–1910 (age 67)

Tōkai-ji Temple

Nagase Tomirō

1863–1911 (age 48)

Somei Cemetery

Businessman whose enterprises contributed to Japan's economic modernization.

Okakura Kakuzō

1863–1913 (age 50)

Somei Cemetery

Yamada Bimyō

1868–1910 (age 42)

Somei Cemetery

Meiji-era writer whose literary works contributed to the development of modern Japanese prose.

Shimooka Renjō

1823–1914 (age 91)

Somei Cemetery

Fukuoka Takachika

1835–1919 (age 84)

Somei Cemetery

Samurai who lived through Japan's transformation from feudal to modern society.

Takamine Hideo

1853–1910 (age 57)

Somei Cemetery

Hijikata Hisamoto

1833–1918 (age 85)

Somei Cemetery

Meiji-period politician who contributed to Japan's modern political development.

Shimose Masachika

1860–1911 (age 51)

Somei Cemetery

Tsuboi Shōgorō

1863–1913 (age 50)

Somei Cemetery

Meiji-era educator who contributed to Japan's development of modern education.

Kenshi Okumiya

1857–1911 (age 54)

Somei Cemetery

Sugi Kōji

1828–1917 (age 89)

Somei Cemetery

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

Kajita Hanko

1870–1917 (age 47)

Somei Cemetery

Shōmin Unno

1844–1915 (age 71)

Somei Cemetery

Shōmin Unno was a distinguished painter whose works reflected the artistic traditions of late Meiji Japan.

Naohiko Kumagai

1829–1913 (age 84)

Somei Cemetery

Sakutarō Fujioka

1870–1910 (age 40)

Somei Cemetery

Sakutarō Fujioka was a literary scholar whose work advanced Japanese literary criticism.

Muraoka Ryōsuke

1845–1917 (age 72)

Somei Cemetery

Shihōda Sakamoto

1873–1917 (age 44)

Somei Cemetery

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

Tokugawa Akitake

1853–1910 (age 57)

Zuiryūsan

Eliza Talcott

1836–1911 (age 75)

Kobe Municipal Foreign Cemetery

Eliza Talcott was a missionary who dedicated her life to education and service in Japan.

Edward Hazlett Hunter

1843–1917 (age 74)

Kobe Municipal Foreign Cemetery

Takuboku Ishikawa

1886–1912 (age 26)

Cape Tachimachi

Takuboku Ishikawa was an influential writer and poet whose works shaped modern Japanese literature.

Kōgyō Terasaki

1866–1919 (age 53)

Sōsen-ji Temple

Prince Arisugawa Takehito

1862–1913 (age 51)

Toshimagaoka Cemetery

Prince Arisugawa Takehito was a military leader and imperial family member who served Japan during its modernization.

Inoue Kaoru

1836–1915 (age 79)

Chōkoku-ji Temple