Yamakawa Kenjiro
[source translation of "people who knew Fujita Goro" from 3-
hajime.com]
"He was born on July 17th in 1854 (Ansee 1). Younger brother of
Yamakawa Hiroshi and Oyama Sutematsu. During the Boshin War, he
joined (1)Byakkotai, but due to his age, he was discharged. He went
to the United States in 1871, and studied civil engineer at Yale
University. After returning, he taught at Tokyo Kaisee University
first, and became the first professor of physics in Tokyo
University. He made "Dictionary of English, Germany, and France in
physics terms." He used an X ray for an experiment for the first
time in Japan. Later, he engaged in development of educational
administration and science administration. He became a president of
Tokyo University, Meiji Technical College, Kyuusyuu University, Kyoto
University, and Musashi High School. He also became a member of
Congress and worked for Privy Council. He died 1931 (Syoowa 6)."
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Yamakawa Kenjiro was the source of the Tenmaya story....
"Saitoo Hajime, later Yamaguchi Jiroo, often visited me and talked
this Tenmaya's story. Since Saitoo Hajime felt that his enemy would
come on that night, he was drinking with wearing a chain mail.
However, when he got drunk, he was annoyed at his chain glove.
Furthermore, he felt it was too hot. He tried to take off the chain
mail, but he could not do it easily. While he was trying to take off
his chain around his hand, many people were crushed into his room.
Therefore, he was lucky, and the chain mail became very useful then.
He said:
"In a real fight with real swords, people cannot think how to knock
down their enemy. We just fight off one's head (react---do
not "think"). While I rampaged around in this evening as in the
usual fight, one of enemies said, `he is wearing something. Don't
cut him, but thrust with sword.' Therefore, I thought if they
started to thrust me with sword, I would wait for it."
This is the story that Shibozawa Hiroshi heard from Yamakawa Kenjiroo
who was still in life and 77 years old at that time."
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Now for the really **WEIRD** part
Yamakawa Kenjiroo participated in a strange experiment involving
CLAIRVOYANCE (^_^)
http://ladyofthenet.com/UnifiedTheory_synopsis.html
you gotta read the entire article....so scary
*when the RING was published in Thai there were related news articles
and magazine columns which mentioned Japanese scientists conducting
such experiments during the turn of the century...I didn't know that
one of them would be a very well respected scientist who had to put
up with listening to Fujita Goro's Tenmaya story over and over and
over again