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Death and legacy. Shiba retired in April 1930. Following the surrender of Japan in August 1945, Shiba attempted suicide. He died of his wounds four months later. His grave is at the temple of Eirin-ji in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima. Shiba's role in the Boxer Rebellion is often highlighted in Western accounts of the conflict.
Dec 7, 2019 · An 86-year-old retired general, Shiba Goro, decided to commit seppuku, ritual suicide. That in itself isn’t particularly noteworthy. Hundreds of Japanese officers at the time were deciding to follow the old samurai way of choosing honorable suicide over living in disgrace and defeat.
Shiba Gorō (柴 五郎, June 21, 1860 – December 13, 1945) was a samurai of Aizu Domain and later a career officer and general in the Meiji period Imperial Japanese Army. Military career[ edit ]
Military officer. Born in Fukushima, the son of a samurai of the Aizu Clan, and the younger brother of Shiro Shiba (Sanshi Tokai), who is the author of "Kajin no kigu" (Chance Encounters with Beautiful Women).
Shiba Goro can be remembered as a loser of the Boshin War for all intents and purposes, but he has far more to contribute to the conversation of how the Meiji Restoration was perceived. Hailing from the decimated Aizu domain, Goro went on to be a very successful general in the Japanese Imperial Army.
Shiba retired in April 1930. Following the surrender of Japan in August 1945, Shiba attempted suicide. He died of his wounds four months later. His grave is at the temple of Eirin-ji in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima.
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Death [] Following the surrender of Japan in August 1945, Shiba attempted suicide. He died of his wounds four months later. Literary career [] Shiba is also the author of his memoirs "Remembering Aizu" (Boshin Junnan Kaikoroku, "A Record of the Sacrifices of the Boshin War" in Japanese).
