Kaya Harukata | |
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加屋 霽堅 | |
![]() Kaya Harukata's grave in 2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | February 2, 1836 Kumamoto Domain, Higo Province, Japan |
Died | October 24, 1876 Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan | (aged 40)
Cause of death | Gunshot |
Kaya Harukata (加屋 霽堅, 1836-1876) was a Japanese samurai, Shinto priest, and adherent of kokugaku. His courtesy name was initially Tatetsura (楯列), but he deferentially changed it to Tateyuki (楯行) after realizing the original characters were present of the name of Empress Jingū's mausoleum.[1] His surname is sometimes rendered as Kaya (昆陽).