Yamaoka Tesshū, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yamaoka Tesshū

samurai of the Bakumatsu period

Date of Birth: 10-Jun-1836

Place of Birth: Honjo, Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 19-Jul-1888

Profession: samurai, calligrapher

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Yamaoka Tesshu (?? ??, June 10, 1836 – July 19, 1888), also known as Ono Tetsutaro or Yamaoka Tetsutaro, was a famous samurai of the Bakumatsu period, who played an important role in the Meiji Restoration.
He is also noted as the founder of the Itto Shoden Muto-ryu school of swordsmanship.