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丸三 横山

also known as Yokoyama Okitaka

samurai

Marumitsu Yokoyama was a Japanese late Edo period samurai and founder of the Tōkyūjutsu (淘宮術) divination and self-improvement method. His real name was Yokoyama Okitaka (横山興孝), and he was also known as Sannosuke (三之助), Shunkisai (春龜斎), Kiosanjin (木黄山人), 淘山人, 百田楼, 小晌庵等 and other pen names.

Background

Marumitsu Yokoyama was born in 1780 in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan. He originated the sect known as Tokyujutsu, which is based on the belief that man's character and fate is destined from his birth.