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ASAKICHI SHIBUYA (1852-1926)

Asakichi Shibuya April 6, 1923
at the Tokyo Botanical Garden

Shibuya, born in 1852, was the 4th child in his family of 9 children. Asakichi was the son of Gisaku Shibuya and his second wife. Gisaku, born in 1810, a samurai, accompanied his Daimyo to Edo from Niigata – which was a very high honor- called the Sankin Kootai Procession. The samurai class was the highest ranking social caste of the Edo Period in Japan – 1603-1867. Gisaku died at age 63 years in 1873. One ancestor named Kichiemon?, dating to 1700, was recorded to be a Taka-jyo (a person involved in falconry).

The members of Asakichi Shibuya’s family are:

Gisaku Shibuya and First Wife:

1. Torakichi Shibuya

a. Daughter (husband Nobuo died in WWII)

b. Eiko Shibuya (m. Riichiro Kawashima – a famous painter)

2. (Son) Shibuya - Abbot of Gyokusenji, Kawamata, Fukushima-ken

3. (Daughter Shibuya) Nakajo-machi, Kitakanbara-gun

Gisaku Shibuya and Second Wife (d. 1898 age 80):

4. Asakichi Shibuya –(wife Tsune – died 1913 at age 56)

a. Seijiro Shibuya – USC School of Law 1906 (m. Souko Okamura)

Kimiko Shibuya (m. Koji Shimomura Shibuya – died 1943 age 43)

Yoshiko Shibuya (m. Seijiro Inose)

Yaeko Shibuya (m. Tsuneo Nagakura)

Chiyoko Shibuya (died 1919 of diphtheria)

b. Tatsu Shibuya (m. Eikichi Inose)

Son –born stillborn and buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Los

Angeles, CA

*Adopted Naoshi Shibuya (Asakichi’s youngest son)

c. Tama Shibuya (m. Dr. Asazo Nishikata)-USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles

Aiko Nishikata ( m. Eguchi)

Midori Nishikata

Yoe Nishikata

Hyoe (oldest son) Nishikata

Tetsuo Nishikata

Seifu Nishikata – born in Dalian, Manchuria

Mamoru Nishikata

Shogo Nishikata

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d. Son – died in 1898 at age 14 years

e. Son – died in 1898 at age 5 years

f. Shoji Shibuya – Waseda Univ.(m. Fusa Hokura)

Akio Shibuya – Darien High College of Commerce (m. Takako Nakayama)

Kunio Shibuya - Tokyo Univ. (m. Yohko Koyanagi)

Eiko Shibuya - Nara Women’s Univ (m. Shiro Sakai – Kobe Univ.- died age

58)

Married Masahiro Matsuzaki - Hitotsubashi Univ

g. Matao Shibuya – died in 1923 at age 23 – studied intensely at Kyoto University,

had a nervous breakdown and died from suicide

h. *Naoshi Shibuya Inose (m. Motoko Sakurai)

(adopted by Tatsu and Eikichi Inose as their son)

Akira Inose (Waseda Univ graduate)

Jiro Inose (Tokyo Univ graduate)

Masako Inose (Aoyama Gakuen Dai graduate)

Kazuko Inose (Joshi-Dai graduate) (m.__________worked at IBM

New York)

i. Daughter? (died early) – Yoshiko Shibuya Inose said that 2 boys and 1 girl died

early but records show there was no daughter that died early.

5. (son)Naokichi Shibuya Nishikata (m. ____Nishikata)

a. Daughter

b. Son Tetsuo

6. (Daughter) Shibuya (m. Seiichiro Iguchi)

a. Daughter – whole family died

Asakichi Shibuya was a samurai under Makino Daimyo of Nagaoka. A Daimyo was the next level under the Shogun. The Makino family grave is at Eiryoji Temple in Nagaoka, Niigata-ken, Japan. The annual revenue received by Asakichi from the lord during this time was 20 Kooku (bushels of rice). This was considered to be mid-low income.

While Asakichi was in Edo accompanying his Daimyo (Daimyo were required to spend time in Edo on rotation), the Ansei Jishin (earthquake) occurred. A tidal wave occurred in Fukugawa and Asakichi was caught in part of it. His sword became rusted from that tidal wave. Hideo Sato (husband of Kyoko Shibuya Sato)

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replaced the handle and shield and had the sword polished. At this time, Kyoko Sato has the sword in her home. See Illustrations I and II

In 1868 – Meiji era began, the Meiji Restoration – Boshin War (Imperial army vs. army of the Shogun) occurred – where the emperor regained power over the ountry. At the time Tokugawa was Shogun and in power for over 300 years. In 1868 – the Nagaoka Clan battled three times with the Imperial army and their castle was destroyed on July 28, 1869.

Illustration I - Asakichi Shibuya’s sword

Illustration 2 - restored blade

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Tokugawa was defeated and those samurai that fought against the emperor were rounded up and arrested. Asakichi Shibuya fled and hid in Aizu-Wakamatsu for two years until it was safe to return to Nagaoka. Those samurai who were caught were sent to Abashiri Prison in Hokkaido. Those prisoners were made to construct a new road from Sapporo to the Okhotsk Sea to guard against the Russians who were threatening to invade Hokkaido. Most of those prisoners died from the weather or starvation. Think of the consequences if Asakichi Shibuya was captured!!

Asakichi eventually returned to Nagaoka and created a successful fabric dyeing business. He also acquired many rental homes. He married a woman named Tsune and had 9 children. After the death of Seijiro Shibuya (his oldest son), he supported his son’s family financially. Illustration III - Asakichi Shibuya’s home in Nagaoka, Niigata-ken,

Illustration III – Asakichi Shibuya’s home - 1914

Top – Seijiro Shibuya, Shoji Shibuya

Bottom – Matao Shibuya, Naoshi Shibuya, Asakichi Shibuya

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After the Meiji Restoration, the Nagaoka government took a stand to educate students. This was a most important decision. The Shibuya children were well educated. Seijiro Shibuya attended the Japanese Imperial Governmental School (Dai Nippon Teikoku Tokyo Seiji Gakko) and studied Law, Economics and Government. (Seijiro Shibuya subsequently moved to the United States and Attended the University of Southern California School of Law)

Tatsu Shibuya went to a prestigious high school in Niigata (and was classmates with *Isoroku Yamamoto). Tama Shibuya went to a highly regarded university. Shoji Shibuya attended Waseda University. Matao Shibuya attended Kyoto University. Naoshi Shibuya attended Tokyo University.

Tatsu and Tama were sent to America to further their education.

*Isoroku (Takano – real last name) Yamamoto was the Admiral in charge of the attack on Pearl Harbor – December 7, 1942. He was classmates and friends with Tatsu Shibuya. During the early 1900’s, Yamamoto was a Japanese diplomatic attaché to the United States. When he traveled to and from Japan to Washington, DC, he would always visit Tatsu Shibuya Inose who lived with her husband, Eikichi Inose, in Los Angeles. Yoshiko Inose remembers those visits. Asakichi Shibuya continued to live alone and thrive for many years. See illustration

IV. When Asakichi became ill, his daughter-in-law, Souko Shibuya and her family returned to Nagaoka from Tokyo to care for him until his passing. Asakichi Shibuya died of a stroke at age 74 in Nagaoka, Niigata-ken, Japan on December 23, 1926. Souko took care of all the details of his funeral. The Shibuya Family grave is at Chokoji Temple in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan.

Kimiko Shibuya (granddaughter of Asakichi and sister of Yoshiko Inose) has family records of the Shibuya Family from 1681. The Shibuya family records from 1771 at Chokoji Temple in Nagaoka were burned when the temple caught fire in WWII.

Illustrations V, VI – Headstone for Shibuya Family, Chokoji Temple, Nagaoka,

Niigata, Japan.

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Illustration IV – Asakichi Shibuya April 6, 1923 at the Tokyo Botanical Garden

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Illustration V – “House” of Shibuya - Chokoji Temple

Illlustration VI – Chokoji Temple Nagaoka, Niigataken, Japan

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Kilde: Lily Nakatani