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[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is September 28th?

Death anniversary of Shinsengumi's Saito Hajime (Fukushima Prefecture)

September 28ththe Shinsengumiwho served as an assistant vice-commander, captain of the 4th unit, captain of the 3rd unit, and fencing instructor inHajime Saito,.

Saito Hajime (Fujita Goro) photographed in 1897
Hajime Saito (Goro Fujita), photographed in 1897. Source:Wikipedia

The Shinsengumi, who were under the care of Matsudaira Katamori, the lord of the Aizu domain and Kyoto protector, came under the command of the Aizu domain during the Boshin War

Saito fought in the Battle of Shirakawaguchi and the Battle of Mother Pass, before retreating to Wakamatsu. While other Shinsengumi members continued to fight north, Saito remained in Aizu and continued to resist the new government forces outside Wakamatsu Castle together with Aizu samurai

Even after surrendering, he shared the same fate as the Aizu Domain, and when the Tonami Domain was established, he went to the Shimokita Peninsula as a Tonami samurai. At this time,Fujita Gorohe changed his name to

The grave of Shinsengumi's Saito Hajime (Fujita Goro)
The grave of Shinsengumi member Saito Hajime (Fujita Goro) at Amidaji Temple in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture

In July 1874 (Meiji 7), he moved to Tokyo and became a police officer

September 28, 1915 (Taisho 4)from a stomach ulcer in Masago-cho, Hongo-ku, Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture, at the age of 72. He was buried at Amida-ji Temple in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, a place associated with the Aizu Domain.

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