Ichinohe Hyoe

Ichinohe Hyōe (一戸 兵衛, August 2, 1855 – September 2, 1931) was a Japanese soldier, military strategist, Imperial Japanese Army officer, and Shintō priest.

A meticulous planner, the casualty rate of his command was far fewer than that of his fellow officers while achieving the same objectives.

Biography

Ichinohe was born as the eldest son of a samurai retainer in Tsugaru Domain (present day western Aomori Prefecture). Ichinohe enlisted in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Army and was commissioned in 1876 as a second lieutenant in the 2nd Infantry Regiment. Serving with distinction during the Satsuma Rebellion between February–September 1877, Ichinohe was wounded in battle and later awarded the rank of full lieutenant in May of that year. In February 1878, he was transferred to the 1st Infantry Regiment.

During the

Ichinohe was subsequently Principal of the Gakushūin Peers' School from May 1920, and became a Shinto priest (kannushi) at Meiji Shrine from August 1924. In February 1926, he accepted the largely honorary post of President of the Japan Veterans Association. His grave is at the Tama Cemetery, in Fuchū, Tokyo.

Honors

• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Paulownia Flowers; September 2, 1931
• Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, November 28, 1913
• Order of the Golden Kite, 2nd class
• Order of the Golden Kite, 3rd class
• Order of the Golden Kite, 4th class

References

Books

• ISBN 0-415-00906-5
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• Dupuy, Trevor N. (1992). Encyclopedia of Military Biography. I B Tauris & Co Ltd.
  ISBN 1-85043-569-3
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• Lone, Stewart (1994). Japan's First Modern War: Army and Society in the Conflict with China, 1894–1895. St. Martin's Press.