Kumazawa Hiromichi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese businessman and Buddhist priest
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Place of Birth: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
About Kumazawa Hiromichi
- Kumazawa Hiromichi (?? ??, December 18, 1889 – June 11, 1966), also known as the "Kumazawa emperor," was a Japanese businessman and Buddhist priest from Nagoya who publicly disputed the legitimacy of Emperor Hirohito's bloodline in the period shortly after the end of the Second World War.
- He claimed to be the 19th direct descendant of Emperor Go-Kameyama.In 1946-1947, Hiromichi was only the first of roughly nineteen men who put themselves forward as Japan's rightful Emperor.
- As a direct descendant of the Southern Court emperors of the Nanboku-cho period, he argued that Emperor Hirohito was illegitimate.
- He pointed out that Hirohito's entire line is descended from the Northern Court emperors.
- He produced a koseki detailing his bloodline back to Emperor Go-Daigo in Yoshino, but his claims and rhetoric failed to inspire anything other than sympathy.Hiromichi's claims ultimately remained unsubstantiated.
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