Kozakura-ikka
Encyclopedia
The is a yakuza
organization based in Kagoshima
, Kyushu
, Japan
, with an estimated 100 active members. The Kozakura-ikka is the only designated boryokudan group in Kagoshima Prefecture
.
The Kozakura-ikka is noted for its unique official policy, which the National Police Agency
describes as the "Kozakura Monroe Doctrine
", of not allowing themselves to be active outside of Kagoshima Prefecture
, and at the same time not allowing any other yakuza syndicate to enter the prefecture.
as the by Seizo Osato who became its first president. After the era of Takashi Katahira's administration, Fumio Jinguji became the third president in 1969, and Kiei Hiraoka became the fourth president in 1988.
Yakuza
, also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...
organization based in Kagoshima
Kagoshima, Kagoshima
is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyūshū island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some margin...
, Kyushu
Kyushu
is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, with an estimated 100 active members. The Kozakura-ikka is the only designated boryokudan group in Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.- Geography :Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers...
.
The Kozakura-ikka is noted for its unique official policy, which the National Police Agency
National Police Agency (Japan)
The is an agency administered by the National Public Safety Commission of the Cabinet Office in the cabinet of Japan, and is the central coordinating agency of the Japanese police system....
describes as the "Kozakura Monroe Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine is a policy of the United States introduced on December 2, 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression requiring U.S. intervention...
", of not allowing themselves to be active outside of Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.- Geography :Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers...
, and at the same time not allowing any other yakuza syndicate to enter the prefecture.
History
The Kozakura-ikka was formed in 1948 in KagoshimaKagoshima, Kagoshima
is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyūshū island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some margin...
as the by Seizo Osato who became its first president. After the era of Takashi Katahira's administration, Fumio Jinguji became the third president in 1969, and Kiei Hiraoka became the fourth president in 1988.
Successive presidents
- 1st (1948-) : Seizo Osato (大里 清蔵) a.k.a. Kozakura no Tatsu.
- 2nd : Takashi Katahira (片平 孝)
- 3rd (1969-): Fumio Jinguji (神宮司 文夫)
- 4th (1988-): Kiei Hiraoka (平岡 喜榮) who was 1st kumicho of the Hiraoka-gumi.