Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (1980) special award
Tanaka Shōzō
たなか しょうぞう
Tanaka Shōzō
Aliases:
兼三郎
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1841-12-15 （Konaka Village, Asō District, Shimotsuke Province (now Konaka Town, Sano, Tochigi, Japan)）
- Died
- 1913-09-04 （Shimohada, Azuma Village, Ashikaga District, Tochigi Prefecture (now Shimohada, Sano, Tochigi, Japan)） age 71
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Village headman, Politician, Public welfare activist
- Active Years
- 1868-1913
- Affiliations
- Rikken Kaishintō, Kensei Hontō
- Memberships
- Ōmeisha, Kōjūnsha
Awards & Nominations
Health
-
stomach cancer1913was cause of death
Legacy
He campaigned for resolution of the Ashio copper mine pollution incident and became a pioneer of public welfare activities in Japan.
Museums
- Sano City Local Museum Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Academic Societies
- Watarase River Research Association
- Tanaka Shozo University
Archives
- Sano City Local Museum Archives
In Popular Culture
- NHK drama 'The Women from Ashio'
- film 'Flag of Rags'
Trivia
- His childhood name was Kanesaburo.
- After his death, his remains were divided and buried in six locations.