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Yamaoka Tesshū

Native name: 山岡鉄舟

Birth name: 高歩

Also known as: Yamaoka Tesshu, Tesshu Yamaoka, Yamaoka Tesshuu

Place of birth:

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Birth date:

1836-07-23 • Birth Sign: Leo

Height:

188cm / 6ft 2in

Citizenship:

Japan

Death date:

1888-07-19 (51 years old)

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, also known as Ono Tetsutarō or Yamaoka Tetsutarō, was a famous samurai of the Bakumatsu period, who played an important role in the Meiji Restoration. He is also noted as the founder of the Itto Shoden Muto-ryu school of swordsmanship. Along with Katsu Kaishū and Takahashi Deishū they were called “The Three Boats of the Bakumatsu (幕末の三舟)”.

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