Ido Reizan
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was a Japanese
journalist, writer, poet, and liberal activist.
He was involved in , which appears to have forced him into a nomadic lifestyle.
in Sōma Nakamura han and later married into the Idos, who were an Azabu
-stationed samurai
family. His wife was Ido Sumi.
Reizan attended and graduated from the Sendai Teaching College, which in the Meiji period
became the Faculty of Education of Tohoku University
.
In a professional capacity, he worked as a journalist and an editor-in-chief at various newspapers including Osaka Mainichi Shimbun, Sanyo Shimbun, and Tokyo Yokohama Shimbun.
Reizan was a prolific writer who wrote and edited 27 books, the subjects of which ranged from criminal law to Chinese poetry
.
Reizan advocated the establishment of the University of Manchuria (満州大学), which he thought would be instrumental in introducing modernity
to Manchuria
and China
. (1905 満洲富籤策 Manshu tomikujisaku. pp. 25-30) His proposition to provide peoples in Manchuria and China with higher education predates the establishment of the National Foundation University (建国大学 Kenkoku Daigaku) by 33 years.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
journalist, writer, poet, and liberal activist.
He was involved in , which appears to have forced him into a nomadic lifestyle.
Biography
Reizan was born Wada Tsuneshige into a family of samuraiSamurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
in Sōma Nakamura han and later married into the Idos, who were an Azabu
Azabu
is an area within Minato in Tokyo, Japan, built on a marshy area of foothills south of central Tokyo. Its coverage roughly corresponds to that of the former Azabu Ward, presently consisting of nine official districts: Azabu-Jūban, Azabudai, Azabu-Nagasakachō, Azabu-Mamianachō, Nishi-Azabu,...
-stationed samurai
Samurai
is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
family. His wife was Ido Sumi.
Reizan attended and graduated from the Sendai Teaching College, which in the Meiji period
Meiji period
The , also known as the Meiji era, is a Japanese era which extended from September 1868 through July 1912. This period represents the first half of the Empire of Japan.- Meiji Restoration and the emperor :...
became the Faculty of Education of Tohoku University
Tohoku University
, abbreviated to , located in the city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku Region, Japan, is a Japanese national university. It is the third oldest Imperial University in Japan and is a member of the National Seven Universities...
.
In a professional capacity, he worked as a journalist and an editor-in-chief at various newspapers including Osaka Mainichi Shimbun, Sanyo Shimbun, and Tokyo Yokohama Shimbun.
Reizan was a prolific writer who wrote and edited 27 books, the subjects of which ranged from criminal law to Chinese poetry
Chinese poetry
Chinese poetry is poetry written, spoken, or chanted in the Chinese language, which includes various versions of Chinese language, including Classical Chinese, Standard Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Yue Chinese, as well as many other historical and vernacular varieties of the Chinese language...
.
Reizan advocated the establishment of the University of Manchuria (満州大学), which he thought would be instrumental in introducing modernity
Modernity
Modernity typically refers to a post-traditional, post-medieval historical period, one marked by the move from feudalism toward capitalism, industrialization, secularization, rationalization, the nation-state and its constituent institutions and forms of surveillance...
to Manchuria
Manchuria
Manchuria is a historical name given to a large geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria usually falls entirely within the People's Republic of China, or is sometimes divided between China and Russia. The region is commonly referred to as Northeast...
and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. (1905 満洲富籤策 Manshu tomikujisaku. pp. 25-30) His proposition to provide peoples in Manchuria and China with higher education predates the establishment of the National Foundation University (建国大学 Kenkoku Daigaku) by 33 years.
External links
- 11 of Reizan's works are viewable at Digital Library from the Meiji Era.
- The website of Reizan's great-grandchild
- Reizan's Chinese poem that appeared in Taiwan Times
Sources
- Wakamatsu, Jotaro. 2002. Reizan - Ido Tsuneshige. Fukushima-Jiyujin, vol. 17. (Reprinted in The Proceedings of Fukushima Jiyu Minken Daigaku Soma Taikai. pp. 49-61.)
- 1992. Kyodo yukari no sakkatachi. Kyoiku Fukushima, vol. 0166. p. 48.