A ship leased by the company of Sakamoto (he boarding) collided with a warship of Kishu、his ship sank. As a result、a large amount of reparation was paid (Sakamoto seems to also had a talent for propaganda). The crew was rescued by a Kishu ship (A large amount of weapons settled in the sea). Many crew、including Sakamoto、transferred themselves to the Kishu ship.

Monday, 14 January 2013

bulletin

If a Shinsengumi member was slashed in the back and did not kill the person who slashed him、he would be ordered to commit seppuku as it was a 'cowardly act against Bushido'.

The Shinsengumi had a clause like this in their rules.

※I'm writing from my memory、but I don't think there was a proviso that this was "while serving Shinsengumi duties". 2024070209:34(japan time).

Todo was no longer a Shinsengumi member、but he may have been more of a Shinsengumi member than anyone else until the very end.

Shortly after this、a notice was posted on the bulletin board inside the Shinsengumi barracks.

"Saito Hajime、the deputy commander's assistant、had been away on Shinsengumi duties、but returned to his base yesterday. He will now return to his previous duties."

And shortly after this、Saito finds himself in a sword fight with Sakamoto's comrades.

　

・・・・・・・・・

There was a samurai named Miura Kyutaro in the Kishu clan (a branch of the Tokugawa family with a fief of 550,000 goku).

At the time、he was suspected by Sakamoto Nakaoka's comrades of being the mastermind behind the assassination and his life was put in danger.

※In reality、it seems that there was a considerable amount of fault on Sakamoto's side as well、but nearly six months before the assassination of Sakamoto Nakaoka、a ship owned by Sakamoto's company collided with a ship belonging to the Kishu clan、causing the Sakamoto company's ship to sink.

"Riding the wave of the times"

"A weak ronin organization is using their ingenuity to fight for justice against the tyranny of the large clan."

In the ensuing negotiations、the Kishu clan was unilaterally pushed by Sakamoto、who had gained the sentiments of the common people on his side、resulting in a large amount of compensation (Sakamoto seems to have claimed that he had stocked many expensive weapons that he had not actually stocked. ) was decided to be paid by the Kishu clan to Sakamoto's company.

(About a week before Sakamoto's death、in Nagasaki、it was decided that the compensation would be paid by the Kishu clan to the Tosa clan (for the time being)、but I do not know what actually happened.)

The person in charge on the Kishu side at this time was Miura、and it was believed by Sakamoto's comrades that "Miura deeply resented Sakamoto、who had greatly damaged the reputation of the Kishu clan、which was a branch of the Tokugawa clan、and used an assassin to assassinate Sakamoto". 20244070210:51(japan time).

So the Kishu clan asked the Shinsengumi to provide personal security for Miura through the Aizu clan.

The Shinsengumi accepted the request、and since the Shinsengumi was in a transitional period of reorganization、Saito was appointed as the person in charge of guarding him.

※Was it a deterrent or an invitation？

I think it's possible that he was in a delicate position at this point、having caused so much damage to the organization、but I don't know now why the Kishu samurai、a large organization、did not protect Miura a same organization samurai.

I think the only ones who fought during the attack were the Shinsengumi. 2024070211:04(japan time).

While guarding Miura、the seven selected men were always fully armed when performing their duties.

However、two days before the grand proclamation of the restoration of the monarchy、on the night of the opening of the Kobe Settlement (New Year's Day, 1868)、when they were having a drinking party at Hatago Tenmaya in Kyoto、Saito felt "hot"、perhaps because he was drunk、he tried to take off the chain liner he wore all over his body.

He started by trying to remove the chain from the back of his hand、but perhaps because he was drunk he had a hard time getting it off.

At that moment、suddenly、about 15 shadows leapt into the room.

※☟Original text as of 8:36am, 21/12/2018(japan time). 2024070407:36(japan time).

"If someone slashed your back by a sword.
You must kill that person.
Any person who violates is the death penalty.”
(It had been determined that fled from the battlefield.)

There was a provision like that in Shinsengumi.

Todo was not Shinsengumi already.
But he was Shinsengumi to his end.

After a while、there was bulletin in Shinsengumi.

"Saito Hajime
He had to go to another place by some work.
Today he was return.
Therefore after this he returns to normal work."　
　
・・・・・・・・・

Immediately after this、Saito became fought against subordinates of Sakamoto.

　

A senior official in the Kishu.

At that time he was suspected of being the mastermind of the assassination of Sakamoto from subordinates of Sakamoto.

　

So there was a request for security to Shinsengumi from him.

Shinsengumi acknowledged it、its responsible was Saito.

They always had been armed during his guard.

But that night、they had drinking with this senior official and also was hot night.

　

Saito tried to remove his armed.

But he could not do it well because drunk.

※He tried to remove his chain liner.

At this time、they had been attacked.

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

rampaging

"Enemy attack！"

At the same time someone shouted、the lights (candles) in the room went out、and the room was instantly plunged into darkness.

"Fighting with a real sword is completely different from kendo.

There's no time to think、'If my opponent swings his sword at me like this、I'll respond like this’.

When I face an opponent with a real sword、there is only one thing I think about: 'I have to trust in the swordsmanship I have built up over the years、and then I go wild with instinct'.

So that night、of course、I just went wild."

Saito said this after the Meiji Restoration、looking back on that time.

"'These guys are wearing chains under their clothes！

When dealing with these guys、slashing is no good、stab！'

I heard that voice.

Right、if you guys are trying to stab me to death、I'll stab you to death myself.

That's what I thought."

But at the same time、he says that.

Naturally、both are probably his true feelings based on his own experience.

He survived this period and became a police officer in the Meiji state.

　

・・・・・・・・・

"I've killed Miura！"

Someone shouted in the small、dark room where the fierce battle was continuing.

The attackers heard it and fled all at once.

However、the voice was that of a Shinsengumi soldier.

Like Sakamoto、Miura was slashed across the forehead at the moment of the enemy attack.

Just as Miura was about to stand up at the moment of the enemy attack、he was slashed across the forehead by a sword and fell to the ground、just like Sakamoto (however、the wound on his forehead was shallow and not fatal).

"The enemy doesn't realize that he is Miura."

Saito was sitting next to Miura in the corner of the room (of course they weren't seated in pecking order)、but when he thought of this、he pushed Miura to the corner of the room with his left hand and quickly whispered、"Just stay down!"、he then stood in front of that and held him sword in the middle position.

◆On December 7, 1867 (January 1, 1868), a total of 16 men (or 15 men) including Totsukawa samurai Nakai Shogoro, Sawamura Sonojo, Mutsu Munemitsu, Iwamura Seiichiro, and Oe Taku, members of the Kaientai and Rikuentai, attacked Miura Kyutaro and members of the Shinsengumi, who were having a drinking party on the second floor of Tenmaya.

When Shogoro Nakai came face to face with Miura, he said, ``Miura is you?'' and slashed him, injuring Kyutaro Miura's cheek and chin.

After that, the two groups get mixed up and a battle takes place in the darkness with the lights out.

Saito Hajime was attacked from behind and nearly lost his life, but Umedo Katsunoshin (a regular soldier) protected him.

Hearing of the incident, the Shinsengumi and the Kishu clan headed to the scene to provide assistance, but by the time they arrived, Mutsu and the others had already quickly withdrawn.

In this incident, the attacking side suffered the death of Shogoro Nakai and two or three injuries.

On the other hand, the Shinsengumi suffered the deaths of Miyagawa Shinkichi and Funatsu Kamataro, one serious injury, and three injuries, while on the Kishu domain, Miura was wounded, and Miyake Seiichi and Seki Jinnosuke were also slightly injured (The Nanki Tokugawa History also states that Sanami XX, Miura's retainer Fujizaemon, and newcomer XX were on the first floor of the inn, but all three were wounded by spears and died.).

Also, Nagakura Jin, a samurai of the Obi domain and the older brother of Ogura Shohei, was present at the scene of the incident.

A stone monument has been erected at the site in front of Aburanokoji in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City. from wiki(天満屋事件 - japanese only).

※☟Original text as of 8:36am, 21/12/2018(japan time). 2024070407:36(japan time).

"Attack !"

At that moment、they did turn off the lights. (the candle)

The room became in darkness.

"Fighting by the real sword.

This is unlike Kendo.

Probably not anyone can afford to thinking.

I can just one thing on real fighting.

It's just rampaging.

So I had rampaging also that night."　

Saito said later.

"This guy is wearing something under the clothes.

Cut is useless.

Poke !

Such a voice was heard.

If their is to do so、I also poke them.

I thought so."

However he also said like that.

He might had been cool at this time.

He survived this era and later he became a policeman of the new government.

　

・・・・・・・・・

”I killed Miura ! (the senior official's name)”

Someone shouted so in the dark.

Assassin had run away by it.

But this voice was the voice of Shinsengumi.

They were evacuating the Miura at first.

Then they shouted so.

Miura was survived.

He also was not mastermind of Sakamoto assassination.

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

b blue

Okita Souji、captain of the first division of the Shinsengumi.

He was very close with Yamanami.

He is said to be the son of a foot soldier from the Shirakawa clan、but as a child he entered the Tennen Rishin-ryu dojo in Edo (the representative of this period was the foster father of Kondo Isami)、and thereafter showed an extraordinary talent for swordsmanship、and by the time he was a boy he was already said to be a genius swordsman.

"I would like Okita Souji to succeed the head of the Tennen Rishin-ryu family."

Also Kondo said this towards the end of the Shinsengumi's Kyoto era (I think、after he was shot and injured in retaliation for the assassination of Ito Kashitaro).

During the battle at Ikedaya、Okita's tuberculosis symptoms manifested、causing him to vomit large amounts of blood and then collapse.

After the battle (arrest of the extremists) was over、Okita was carried on a stretcher and made a 'triumphant return' to the Shinsengumi barracks、with Hijikata staying with him the whole time.

Okita was such a person (he was the youngest of his friends from when he lived in Edo).

・・・・・・・・・

When Yamanami escaped from the Shinsengumi、Okita was chosen as his pursuer.

"Yamanami is a master of Hokushin Itto-ryu.

Moreover、he must have been well prepared to escape、and if he had sent pursuers after him、there is no telling what a major disaster it would be for the Shinsengumi.

Yamanami treated Okita as close as his own younger brother.

If the pursuer was Okita、Yamanami would not resist."

It seems that Okita was chosen for such reasons.

※"At least in a match at the dojo、if they fought seriously、no one, including Kondo、would be able to defeat Okita."

This may have been their public opinion when they were in the Edo city、but it was said like that among the Shinsengumi. 2024070407:06(japan time).

"What if the enemy is guiding Yamanami-san？

You never know how many enemies I'll end up facing、right？"

"Yamanami-san is not that kind of person、and if he is like that、he is no longer a member of the Shinsengumi."

"In the end、I guess you don't even know (lol).

Besides、no matter how hard you try to hide it、it will soon be revealed that Yamanami-san、a high-ranking Shinsengumi leader、has defected from the Shinsengumi."

In the end、Okita found Yamanami alone on the road near Lake Biwa (actually、Yamanami called out to him) and took Yamanami back to the Shinsengumi's base.

After a brief interrogation、he was ordered to commit seppuku that same day.

"I would like to ask Okita-kun to be my Kaisyaku nin."

That was all Yamanami said at that time.

(Basically、when a samurai committed seppuku、there was a seppuku assistant who would quickly cut off his head so that he would not suffer too long.)

翻訳エラーが発生しました

翻訳エラーが発生しました

翻訳エラーが発生しました

Okita agreed it.

　

・・・・・・・・・

A little while later、he wrote to an acquaintance in Hino、Bushu、the hometown of Tennen Rishin-ryu.

"I want to go back to Edo and meet all the people I miss、but I'm busy with official duties and can't do that."

And at the end of the letter he wrote the following sentence: "As you may have already heard, Yamanami-san has passed away".

That's the kind of person he was.

※☟Original text as of 8:36am, 21/12/2018(japan time). 2024070407:34(japan time).

Okita Soji.
Genius swordsman of Shinsengumi.
He was good friend with Yamanami.

"I want him to inherit Ten-nen-rishin-ryu."
Kondo also said so.
※Kondo's sword school.

When Ikedaya incident、Okita fell down during battle by his tuberculosis.
And during they returned to Shinsengumi base、Hijikata was accompanied Okita all the time.

Okita was such a person.
He was also the youngest in their friends.

・・・・・・・・・

When Yamanami fled from Shinsengumi、Okita was his pursuer.

　

”Yamanami and Okita are good friends.

Probably Yamanami will not resist Okita.”

It was a decision like that.

　

In fact、he did not resist at all.

(Incidentally everybody of Shinsengumi did not win to Okita.)

※His escape itself was not a getaway seriously.

He was taken back to Shinsengumi's base.

And he had to harakiri by executive decided.

　

There was suicide assistant human on harakiri.

(To avoid suffering for a long time.）

"I hope Okita will do my suicide assistant."

Yamanami said so.

Okita did it.

　

・・・・・・・・・

After a while、Soji wrote a letter to an acquaintance of Edo.

　

"I want to go back to Edo.

However I can not go back because my job is busy."

　

And alone on the last of letter.

"Yamanami san died."　

He was such a person.