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The Book of Tesshu Yamaoka

Last update date February 22, 2022

Konan Ward folk tale

The Book of Hino, Tesshu Yamaoka

Tesshu Yamaoka was a person who played an active part from the end of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji era.
Tetsushu was originally a samurai who was used in the Shogunate, but together with Kaishu Katsu and others, learned about the movement of the world, and was worried early that Japan was fighting between the emperor of Kyoto and the shogunate.
For he knew that foreign powers were secretly expecting such a division of nations.
Therefore, persuaded the general, the general has no intention to fight, and since the emperor, tells the government that he wants to stop fighting, and talks so that the attacking government does not burn the town of Edo. I did it.
And his personality was greatly respected by the general public.
Even after the Meiji era, they cooperated with the new government and worked hard to make the Japanese nation truly united. For that reason, he was given the trust of Emperor Meiji, and was given the role of a samurai servant near the Emperor.
However, it seems that Tetsushu thought that it was "a stupid as a samurai." Because I used to be used by the generals, I think that the times changed and that it was awkward to be able to use the emperor again.
For a long time, it was said that a good samurai would be able to use another master.
Because of that, when an old friend or a person who was an official of the Shogunate came to him, he was very pleased to give him a book written with his own hands and make his life worth his life.
His character, who was also a master of the sword, showed his character, was powerful, clear, and praised as an excellent book.
Therefore, Tetsushu's books are left not only in this Konan Ward but also throughout the country. And it is said that the number will be thousands to more than 10,000 nationwide.
Those who carefully preserve the book of Tetsushu firmly believe that Tetsushu gently came to the land and left this book.

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This is a story recorded in "Hometown Konan's Old Story".
Each folk tale is free to use in principle only for non-commercial purposes.
For more information, please contact the Konan History Council.
Konan History Council homepage (outside site)

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Konan Ward General Affairs Department Ward Administration Promotion Division

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