Yamakuni Hyōbu

Yamakuni Hyōbu
山国 兵部
Personal details
Born1793
Mito Domain, Hitachi Province, Japan
DiedMarch 1, 1865(1865-03-01) (aged 71–72)
Tsuruga Domain, Echizen Province, Japan
Cause of deathDecapitation

Yamakuni Hyōbu Tomoaki (山国 兵部 共昌, 1793-1865) was a Japanese samurai retainer of the Mito Domain, military strategist, and student of the Hirata school of kokugaku. His kokugaku pen name was Shikanoya (止戈堂, transl."house of the sika").