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Sep 30, 1844 Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan Died on 14 Nov 1909 (aged 65)
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About Yamakawa Futaba
- Yamakawa Futaba (?? ??) (1844 – November 14, 1909) was a Japanese educator of the early Meiji era.
- Born in Aizu, she was the sister of the karo, Yamakawa Hiroshi; her other siblings included physicist Yamakawa Kenjiro and Meiji-era social figure Oyama Sutematsu.
- Futaba took part in the defense of Tsuruga Castle in the Boshin War (1868-9).
- She was also briefly married to Kajiwara Heima, another Aizu karo. In the Meiji era, Futaba worked at the Tokyo Women's Normal School (??????????, Tokyo Joshi Koto Shihan Gakko),[1] the forerunner of Ochanomizu University, during the tenure of fellow Aizu native Takamine Hideo as principal.
- For her work in education, she was awarded with junior 5th court rank (???, ju go i).
