List of people from Iwate
Encyclopedia
The following are prominent people who were born, raised, have lived for a significant period of time in Iwate Prefecture
or have otherwise had a significant impact.
Iwate Prefecture
is the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...
or have otherwise had a significant impact.
Native Emishi and opponents
- AteruiAteruiwas the most prominent chief of the Isawa band of Emishi in northern Japan. The Emishi were an indigenous peoples of North Japan, who were considered hairy barbarians by their Japanese conquerors....
(? - 802) Isawa Emishi leader who was executed in 802. - More (? - 802) Isawa Emishi leader who was executed in 802.
- Sakanoue no TamuramaroSakanoue no Tamuramarowas a general and shogun of the early Heian Period of Japan. He was the son of Sakanoue no Karitamaro.-Military career:Serving Emperor Kammu, he was appointed shogun and given the task of conquering the Emishi , a people native to the north of Honshū, which he subjugated...
(758-811) Governor of Michinoku and Seii Tai Shogun. - Ootomo no Asomi Otomaro Seito Taishi and later Seii Taishi.
- Ki no Asami Kosami Seito Taishi.
Abe Family and opponents
- Abe no YoritokiAbe no Yoritokiwas the head of the Abe clan of Emishi who were allowed to rule the six Emishi districts in the Kitakami Basin from Morioka to Hiraizumi in what is now Iwate Prefecture. The clan emerged from the Appi River basin in what is now Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture, early in the 9th century...
(died 1057) chief of the six semi-autonomous Ezo districts and Martial of Frontier Defense. - Abe no SadatoAbe no Sadatowas a samurai of the Abe during the Heian period of Japan. Sadato was the son of Abe no Yoritoki, the chinjufu shogun...
(1019–1062) chief of the six semi-autonomous Ezo districts. - Minamoto no YoriyoshiMinamoto no Yoriyoshiwas a head of Japan's Minamoto clan who is perhaps most notable for having led, along with his son Minamoto no Yoshiie, the Imperial forces against rebellious forces in the north...
(988-1075) Governor of Mutsu. - Minamoto no YoshiieMinamoto no YoshiieMinamoto no Yoshiie , also known as Hachimantarō, was a Minamoto clan samurai of the late Heian period, and Chinjufu shogun...
(1041–1108) Son of Yoriyoshi, called Hachiman Taro. - Kiyohara no Takenori Dewa Emishi leader allied with Minamoto and Martial of Frontier Defense.
Fujiwara Family and opponents
- Fujiwara no KiyohiraFujiwara no Kiyohirawas a samurai of mixed Japanese-Emishi parentage of the late Heian period , who was the founder of the Hiraizumi or Northern Fujiwara dynasty that ruled Northern Japan from about 1100 to 1189....
(1056–1128) Founder of the Oshu Fujiwara dynasty and builder of Chūson-jiChuson-jiChūson-ji is a Buddhist temple in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is the head temple of the Tendai sect in Tōhoku . The Tendai sect claims that the temple was founded in 850 by Ennin, the third chief abbot of the sect, but most scholars believe that Chūson-ji was founded by Fujiwara no...
. - Fujiwara no TsunekiyoFujiwara no Tsunekiyowas a member of the martial Hidesato branch of the Fujiwaras and was the father of Fujiwara no Kiyohira, founder of the Northern Fujiwara dynasty in Japan. From the Japanese viewpoint he was considered a notorious traitor....
(? -1062) Father of Fujiwara no Kiyohira. - Fujiwara no HidehiraFujiwara no Hidehirawas the third ruler of Northern Fujiwara in Mutsu Province, Japan, the grandson of Fujiwara no Kiyohira. During the Genpei War, he controlled his territory independently of the central government; however, he was the official imperial governor for Mutsu Province as of 1181. He offered shelter to...
(1122?-1187) Third head of the Oshu Fujiwaras and governor of Mutsu. - Minamoto no YoshitsuneMinamoto no Yoshitsunewas a general of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura period. Yoshitsune was the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, and the third and final son and child that Yoshitomo would father with Tokiwa Gozen. Yoshitsune's older brother Minamoto no Yoritomo founded the Kamakura...
(1159–1189) General of the Minamoto clan. - Minamoto no YoritomoMinamoto no Yoritomowas the founder and the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. He ruled from 1192 until 1199.-Early life and exile :Yoritomo was the third son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, heir of the Minamoto clan, and his official wife, a daughter of Fujiwara no Suenori, who was a member of the...
(1147–1199) First Shogun.
Buddhist Leaders
- GyokiGyokiwas a Japanese Buddhist priest of the Nara period, born in Ōtori county, Kawachi Province , to family of Korean Baekje descent. Gyōki became a monk at Asuka-dera temple in Nara at the age of 15, and studied under master Dōshō as one of his first pupils. Gyōki studied Yogacara , a core doctrine of...
Founder of Shoboji in Oshu City. - Jakucho SetouchiJakucho Setouchi, formerly , is a Buddhist nun, writer and activist.- Biography :Setouchi was born in Tokushima. She attended Tokyo Woman's Christian University and graduated with a degree in Japanese Literature...
(1922- ) Head priest at Tendai-ji, author and speaker.
Christian Leaders
- Juan Goto
- Diego Carvalho
- Dr. Gilbert Schroer
- Dr. William Axling
- Thomasine Allen
Captains of Science and Industry
- Takano ChōeiTakano Choeiwas a prominent scholar of Rangaku of the late Edo period.Chōei was born as Gotō Kyōsai, the third son of Gotō Sōsuke who was a middle ranking samurai in Mizusawa Domain of Mutsu Province which is in present-day Iwate Prefecture...
(1804–50) Dutch scholar, physician, writer, translator and dissident. - Takatō Ōshima (1826–1901) Made the first Western-style blast furnace in Japan and cannons.
Military Leaders
- Ichinohe Hyoe (1855–1931) Army General.
- Seishirō Itagaki (1885–1948) Army General and Class A War criminal.
Political Leaders
- Hara TakashiHara Takashiwas a Japanese politician and the 19th Prime Minister of Japan from 29 September 1918 to 4 November 1921. He was also called Hara Kei informally. He was the first commoner appointed to the office of prime minister of Japan...
(1856–1921) Prime Minister. - Gotō Shinpei (1857–1929) Mayor of Tokyo, Founder of Boy Scouts in Japan, Home Minister and Foreign Minister.
- Saitō MakotoSaito MakotoViscount was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, two-time Governor-General of Korea from 1919 to 1927 and from 1929 to 1931, and the 30th Prime Minister of Japan from May 26, 1932 to July 8, 1934.-Early life:...
(1858–1936) Admiral, Governor of Korea and Prime Minister. - Nitobe Inazō (1862–1933) Diplomat, author of Bushido: The Soul of Japan and Christian.
- Mitsumasa YonaiMitsumasa Yonaiwas an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and politician. He was the 37th Prime Minister of Japan from 16 January to 22 July 1940.-Early life & Naval career:...
(1880–1948) Minister of Navy and Prime Minister. - Zenko SuzukiZenko Suzukiwas a Japanese politician and the 70th Prime Minister of Japan from July 17, 1980 to November 27, 1982.Suzuki graduated from Tokyo University of Fisheries in 1935...
(1911–2004) Prime Minister. - Ichirō OzawaIchiro Ozawais a Japanese politician. Formerly a chief secretary of the Liberal Democratic Party , he later defected from the LDP. He was the president of Japan's main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan , from 2006 until May 2009, when he resigned over a fund scandal, and secretary general of the...
(1942- ) Leader of Democratic Party of JapanDemocratic Party of JapanThe is a political party in Japan founded in 1998 by the merger of several opposition parties. Its socially liberal platform is generally considered center-left in the Japanese political spectrum...
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Writers
- Kunio YanagitaKunio Yanagitawas a Japanese scholar who is often known as the father of Japanese native folkloristics, or minzokugaku.He was born in Fukusaki, Hyōgo Prefecture. After graduating with a degree in law from Tokyo Imperial University, he became employed as a bureaucrat in the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce...
(1875–1962) Scholar and author of Tōno Monogatari. - Takuboku Ishikawa (1886–1912) Publisher and poet.
- Kenji MiyazawaKenji Miyazawawas a Japanese poet and author of children's literature in the early Shōwa period of Japan. He was also known as a devout Buddhist, vegetarian and social activist.-Early life:...
(1896–1932) Teacher, poet and writer of fairy tales. - Harumi SetouchiJakucho Setouchi, formerly , is a Buddhist nun, writer and activist.- Biography :Setouchi was born in Tokushima. She attended Tokyo Woman's Christian University and graduated with a degree in Japanese Literature...
(1921- ) Winner of Tanizaki PrizeTanizaki PrizeThe Tanizaki Prize , named in honor of the Japanese novelist Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, is one of Japan's most sought-after literary awards. It was established in 1965 by the publishing company Chūō Kōronsha Inc. to commemorate its 80th anniversary as a publisher...
and Noma PrizeNoma PrizeThe Noma Prizes were established by Shoichi Noma, or in his honor. More than one award is conventionally identified as the Noma Prize.Noma was the former head of Kodansha, the Japanese publishing and bookselling company...
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