Background
A sickly child, Ōtaguro was raised by his mother"s family after the death of his father.
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Otaguro Tomoo
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Career
In his early years, his health was so fragile that the family"s physician even forbade him from reading. Disgusted by the ukiyo lifestyle of contemporary Edo, Ōtaguro became involved with the Tosa Kin no To movement of Takechi Hanpeita. Concerned that his sonnō jōi activism would have negative repercussions for his family, he had himself stricken from the records of the Iida clan and was adopted into the Ono family (who later disowned him on charges of negligence).
After the death of Oen, Ōtaguro, together with some of his contemporaries, founded the movement, a xenophobic nationalist organisation.
Their initial success was quickly quashed by the Imperial Japanese Army garrison stationed in Kumamoto, and by the following morning around 120 of the 200 rebels were dead, including Ōtaguro himself.
Membership
In October 1876, members of the group, led by Ōtaguro, staged a revolt against the local government in Kumamoto Prefecture.
