14 Facts About Harada Sanosuke

Harada Sanosuke was a Japanese warrior who lived in the late Edo period.

Harada Sanosuke was the 10th unit captain of the Shinsengumi, and died during the Boshin War.

Harada Sanosuke trained in the spear technique of the Hozoin-ryu style, and usually used that weapon in battle instead of a sword.

Harada Sanosuke, wishing to prove the man wrong, immediately drew his sword and attempted to commit seppuku; however, the wound was shallow, and he survived.

Harada Sanosuke later boasted of his scar to his fellow Shinsengumi men, and the incident of his near-disembowelment is said to be the origin of the family crest he chose, which depicted a horizontal line, the kanji for one, within a circle.

Later, Harada Sanosuke became the Captain of the Shinsengumi tenth Unit.

Harada Sanosuke was trained briefly under a dojo run by Tani Sanjuro, whom he introduced into the Shinsengumi.

In Kyoto, Harada Sanosuke married a local woman named Sugawara Masa, and briefly had a private family residence near the Shinsengumi headquarters at Nishi-Honganji.

The couple had a son, whom Harada Sanosuke named Shigeru, taking the second character from the shogun Iemochi's name.

Harada Sanosuke was involved in many of the crucial missions the group faced and was very likely involved in the Serizawa Kamo assassination.

Harada Sanosuke was involved in the Uchiyama Hikojiro's assassination, the Ikedaya incident, and the Sanjo Seisatsu incident.

Harada Sanosuke became a hatamoto, together with the rest of Shinsengumi, in June 1867.

Nagakura and Harada Sanosuke, taking with them some other Shinsengumi members, joined with a group of former Tokugawa retainers to form a new unit, the Seiheitai.

Harada Sanosuke fought at the Battle of Ueno, where he was severely wounded by enemy gunfire.