Jigorō Kanō was an educator, English scholar, and judo leader of the Meiji, Taisho, and early Showa periods.
Background
Jigorō Kanō was born on 10 December 1860 in Hyogo Prefecture.
Education
In 1875 he completed the Government Foreign Language School and in 1881 graduated from the literature course of Tokyo Imperial University.
Career
He held positions as professor of the Peers’ School, head of the Fifth and First High School, head of the Tokyo Higher Normal School (1893-97), and head of the Regular Educational Bureau of the Ministry of Education. He was also selected to be a member of the Upper House of the Diet.