Katsu Kaishū
Katsu Kaishū was a Tokugawa naval official and Meiji statesman central to Japan’s naval modernization and the peaceful surrender of Edo Castle.
Meiji Japan
Mataemon Tanabe
Mataemon Tanabe was a Fusen-ryū jujutsu teacher and judo hanshi whose groundwork became prominent in early inter-school contests.
Sakujirō Yokoyama
Sakujirō Yokoyama was an early Kodokan leader, teacher, curriculum contributor, and co-author of an influential judo manual.