Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese commander (born 1835)

Hijikata Toshizō

Japanese warrior (1835–1869)

Hijikata Toshizō was a Japanese swordsman of the Bakumatsu period and Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi. As Vice-Commander, he served the Tokugawa Shogunate and co-led his group in its resistance against the imperial rule brought about by the Meiji Restoration. He fought against…