Links

Gunma and Takasaki

• City of Takasaki: “Historic sites connected with Oguri Kōzukenosuke”

  Five places, with photographs and locations: Oguri's grave at Tōzenji, the memorial stone at the place of the execution, the site of the house on Kannonyama, the Sisters Kannon, and the grave of Oguri Matakichi. A page to have open before walking in Kurabuchi.

  city.takasaki.gunma.jp

• City of Takasaki: “Oguri Kōzukenosuke, the shogunal official connected with this city”

  An introductory article from the city's public information.

  city.takasaki.gunma.jp

• City of Takasaki, Kurabuchi branch office: “On the holding of the Oguri Festival”

  Notices of the yearly service at the grave, the commemorative ceremony and the lecture. Check the date and how to book here.

  city.takasaki.gunma.jp

• The Haruna Museum of History and Folklore, Takasaki

  The museum of history and folklore for the Haruna district: opening hours, closing days and the holdings. There is also a page describing the permanent exhibition.

  city.takasaki.gunma.jp

• Takasaki Tourism Association: “Tōzenji (Oguri Kōzukenosuke)”

  Directions, from a visitor's point of view.

  takasaki-kankoukyoukai.or.jp

• Gunma prefectural tourism site: “Oguri Kōzukenosuke, the shogunal official connected with Gunma”

  A feature on the prefecture's tourism site. For going round the places in the prefecture together.

  gunma-kanko.jp

Descendants, and people with a connection

• Oguri Kazumata (manga artist)

  The author of Hanasaka Tenshi Tenten-kun (Weekly Shōnen Jump, serialized 1997–2000). His real name is Oguri Mataichirō, and he is a great-great-grandson of Oguri Kōzukenosuke Tadamasa. He has drawn a character on the model of Oguri Kōzukenosuke as well. The name Matakichi, borne by the head of the Oguri house in every generation, carries on in his.

  x.com/kazumata_oguri

• Hanasaka Tenshi Tenten-kun (Nippon Animation)

  The official page for the animated version.

  nippon-animation.co.jp

Yokosuka

• City of Yokosuka: “The pride of Yokosuka! The Yokosuka ironworks (shipyard)”

  The city's special page on the history of the ironworks. It states that Oguri drew up the plan for the building and stood at the centre of the negotiations with France. The booklet Oguri Kōzukenosuke to Yokosuka (Oguri Kōzukenosuke and Yokosuka) is noted there too.

  city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp

• The Verny Memorial Museum (City of Yokosuka)

  Displays the steam hammer used at the Yokosuka ironworks, among other things. See also the account by the Yokosuka City Museum.

  city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp

• Verny Park (City of Yokosuka)

  The park where the busts of Oguri Kōzukenosuke and Verny stand.

  city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp

Looking for sources

• The National Diet Library Digital Collections

  Full-text search of publications from 1868 to the 1920s. Indispensable for following a person through the staff lists, the directories of notables and the official gazette.

  dl.ndl.go.jp

• National Diet Library Search

  Searches the holdings of libraries across the country at once.

  ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp

• National Diet Library: “Portraits of Modern Japanese Historical Figures”

  An online exhibition of portrait photographs out of copyright. The portrait of Oguri Tadamasa is here. The images need no application and may be used commercially, provided the source is credited.

  ndl.go.jp/portrait

• The National Archives of Japan Digital Archive

  The official records of the Meiji government. For checking the proclamations of the Dajōkan and officials' service records.

  digital.archives.go.jp

• The Imperial Household Archives (the Archives and Mausolea Department catalogue and image system)

  Catalogue search for the records of the Imperial Household Ministry, the Imperial Household Office and the Imperial Household Agency. The guide to use is on the Agency's pages; reading is by appointment.

  shoryobu.kunaicho.go.jp

• The Gunma Prefectural Archives

  Documents on the villages of Gonda and Kurabuchi, the Meiji-era registers of temples, and more. The catalogue search gives a starting point.

  pref.gunma.jp

The 2027 NHK taiga drama “Gyakuzoku no Bakushin”

• “Gyakuzoku no Bakushin” (Japanese Wikipedia)

  The NHK taiga drama due for broadcast in 2027, with Oguri Kōzukenosuke Tadamasa as its central figure, Matsuzaka Tōri in the part and Adachi Naoko writing. Cast announcements continue, and this is the quickest place for the current list.

  ja.wikipedia.org

• “Oguri Tadamasa” (Japanese Wikipedia)

  An article for the general picture. The details differ from one work to another, though, so going to the originals listed under books and sources is the better course.

  ja.wikipedia.org