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Okubo Toshimichi
Born into a low-ranking samurai family in Satsuma, he built the framework of a new state through the Restoration of Imperial Rule and the abolition of the domains. He parted ways with his ally Saigo Takamori, and within a year of Saigo's death, on 14 May 1878, he was killed at Kioizaka. On what kind of spacetime did the architect of modern Japan live?
At a Glance
The case
- Subject
- Okubo Toshimichi — Statesman; first Home Minister of Meiji Japan
- Period analysed
- 1830–1878
- Three pillars
- Day 乙未 / Month 乙酉 / Year 庚寅
- Void branches
- 辰巳 (Dragon–Snake)
- Destiny area
- 0.067 The area of the triangle formed by the three pillars on the sixty-cycle circle (maximum 1.30)
- Format
- PDF, 14 pages — written in Japanese
- Price
- ¥50,000 including tax
Research Brief
What the case shows
- His destiny carries a structure that takes on the role others avoid.
- In the decade from 1865, his own power reached its peak and the framework of the new state was built.
- In 1873, within a structure of contested office and honour, he parted with his ally.
- In the decade from 1875, the value for wisdom fell further than at any other time in his life.
- On 14 May 1878, on a day when the karma of having one's life bent by others stood up, he fell.
Questions
The questions the report answers
- How did one samurai build the framework of a new state?
- Why did he come to part with his ally?
- What happened in the decade when the value for wisdom vanished?
- What overlapped on 14 May 1878?
Public Record
The record, year by year
Selected events from the public record. Analysis and judgement are given in the report itself.
| 1866 | 丙寅 | 7 Mar — Satsuma–Choshu Alliance |
| 1868 | 丁卯 | 3 Jan — Restoration of Imperial Rule |
| 1869 | 己巳 (天) | 25 Jul — return of the domain registers to the Emperor |
| 1871 | 辛未 | 29 Aug — abolition of the domains; departs as vice-envoy of the Iwakura Mission |
| 1873 | 癸酉 | Political crisis of 1873; becomes the first Home Minister |
| 1877 | 丁丑 | 24 Sep — Saigo Takamori dies in the Satsuma Rebellion |
| 1878 | 戊寅 | 14 May — assassinated at Kioizaka |
Year pillars change at Risshun, in early February. (天) = void year or void decade.
Contents
14 pages
- Destiny profile and chart
- Yin and yang charts
- Axis and type of destiny
- Ten-year phases
- Composite numerical table
- The framework of a new state
- Cutting an ally
- The death of Saigo
- Wisdom run dry
- The four layers of 14 May 1878
- The informant karma
- Timeline chart
- Public record
- Conclusion
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Analysis supervised by FAITH (Makoto Tokunaga) — MSc Economics, University of Warwick · CICP · Shugakuin Saii