Background
Yamada Nobumichi was born on December 13, 1833 in Hugo Domain, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He was a retainer of the Kumamoto Clan. His childhood name: Juro.
山田 信道
Yamada Nobumichi was born on December 13, 1833 in Hugo Domain, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He was a retainer of the Kumamoto Clan. His childhood name: Juro.
Yamada Nobumichi began taking part in national affairs at a young age and promoted his clan's policy of reverence for the Emperor and expulsion of foreigners.
When Hisamitsu Shimazu rose in revolt against the Shogunate, he fought for the former, but after being defeated he accompanied seven courtiers to the Choshu Clan in 1862. After the Meiji Restoration (1868) he entered the service of the new government and saw office as official in Ministry of Justice in 1869, governor of Fukushima, Osaka and Kyoto prefectures successively, Minister of Agriculture and Commerce (1897) and chief of Audit Bureau. Yamada Nobumichi was created Baron.
Although Yamada was sympathetic to the grievances of the ex-samurai class and personally acquainted with many of the leaders of the Shinpūren Rebellion in his native Kumamoto, he remained loyal to the Meiji government throughout the uprising.
