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Kensai Cemetery
Haraguchi Kensai (; zh, 原口兼濟; ; 2 April 1847 – 18 June 1919) was an Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) general and, in his later life, a member of the House of Peers (Japan), House of Peers. Biography Early life Haraguchi was born on 2 April 1847 to a samurai-class family in the Mori Domain (Bungo), Mori region of Bungo Province (in present-day Ōita Prefecture),. located on the island of Kyushu. Military career In 1870, Haraguchi entered the Imperial Japanese Army Academy to train as an officer, and in 1872 received a Commission (document), commission as a second lieutenant or sub-lieutenant.. Later in his career, from August 1890 to April 1892,. he was dispatched to the German Empire to further his military education, where he served from 1890 to 1891 under Prussian general Jakob Meckel in the 2nd Infantry Regiment stationed in Mainz. Haraguchi fought for the IJA in the Satsuma Rebellion, and later became a battalion commander, and then deputy head and, thereafter, Princ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bungo Province
was a province of Japan in the area of eastern Kyūshū, corresponding to most of modern Ōita Prefecture, except what is now the cities of Nakatsu and Usa. Bungo bordered on Hyūga to the south, Higo and Chikugo to the west, and Chikuzen and Buzen to the north. Its abbreviated form was , although it was also called . In terms of the Gokishichidō system, Bungo was one of the provinces of the Saikaidō circuit. Under the '' Engishiki'' classification system, Bungo was ranked as one of the "superior countries" (上国) in terms of importance, and one of the "far countries" (遠国) in terms of distance from the capital. History Early history During the Kofun period, the area of Bungo had three main power centers: the Kunisaki Peninsula, the area around what is now Ōita District and the area around Hita District, each of which was ruled by a ''kuni no miyatsuko''. By the Asuka period, the area had been consolidated into a single province called Toyo Province, also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
