Nakaoka Shintarō

Nakaoka Shintarō
中岡 慎太郎
Born(1838-05-06)May 6, 1838
DiedDecember 12, 1867(1867-12-12) (aged 29)
Cause of deathAssassination
NationalityJapanese
OccupationSamurai
Japanese name
Kanji中岡 慎太郎
Hiraganaなかおか しんたろう
Katakanaナカオカ シンタロウ
Transcriptions
RomanizationNakaoka Shintarō

Nakaoka Shintarō (中岡 慎太郎; May 6, 1838 – December 12, 1867) was a samurai in Bakumatsu period Japan, and a close associate of Sakamoto Ryōma in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate.