Ōtaguro Tomoo
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Ōtaguro Tomoo (太田黒伴雄, 1836–1876) was a Japanese Nationalist and the leader of the Shinpūren Rebellion.
A sickly child, Ōtaguro was raised by his mother's family after the death of his father. In his early years, his health was so fragile that the family's physician even forbade him from reading.[1]
Disgusted by the ukiyo lifestyle of contemporary Edo, Ōtaguro became involved with the Tosa Kinnōtō [ja] 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).[1] He became a disciple of Hayashi Ōen's school of classical Japanese literature and theology, and followed his mentor into the Shinto priesthood,[2] becoming shikan of the Isa Ote Jingu shrine at Shinkai.[3]