Nogi Shizuko

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Nogi Shizuko was the wife of Japanese general Nogi Maresuke, remembered for her loyalty and for committing ritual suicide alongside him following Emperor Meiji’s death.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese person
human
samurai wife
associatedWith Emperor Meiji NERFINISHED
Imperial Japanese Army general Nogi Maresuke
Nogi family NERFINISHED
burialPlace Aoyama Cemetery NERFINISHED
buriedWith Nogi Maresuke NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath ritual suicide
countryOfCitizenship Japan
culturalRole ideal of loyal samurai wife in modern Japanese memory
deathEvent joint suicide with Nogi Maresuke on the day of Emperor Meiji’s funeral
ethnicity Japanese
gender female
language Japanese
loyaltyTo Emperor Meiji NERFINISHED
Nogi Maresuke NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath suicide
marriedTo Nogi Maresuke NERFINISHED
name Nogi Shizuko NERFINISHED
nativeName 乃木 静子 NERFINISHED
notableFor committing ritual suicide with her husband Nogi Maresuke
loyalty to her husband Nogi Maresuke
suicide following the death of Emperor Meiji
religion Shinto
residence Tokyo
socialStatus wife of a kazoku (peerage) family head
spouse Nogi Maresuke NERFINISHED
spouseOccupation Imperial Japanese Army general
governor-general of Taiwan
timePeriod Meiji era NERFINISHED

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Nogi Shrine dedicatedTo Nogi Shizuko