Mikami Taku


Mikami Taku

Mikami in 1933
Born(1905-03-22)March 22, 1905
Saga, Saga, Japan
DiedOctober 25, 1971(1971-10-25) (aged 66)
Izu, Shizuoka, Japan
AllegianceEmpire of Japan
BranchImperial Japanese Navy
Years of service1926 – 1933
RankSub-lieutenantKaigun-chūi
Known forMay 15 incident (Assassination of Prime Minister Tsuyoshi Inukai)
Alma materNaval Academy, Etajima
Spouse(s)Waka Mikami (née Utsunomiya)
RelationsGeneral Tarō Utsunomiya
Colonel Michio Utsunomiya
Other workPolitical activist

Mikami Taku or Mikami Takashi (三上 卓, 22 March 1905 – 25 October 1971) was a lieutenant in the Imperial Japanese Navy, who participated in the May 15 Incident in which Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi was assassinated.

He composed the "Ode of Showa Restoration" as an anthem for the Young Officers Movement.