Isoroku Yamamoto

@Naval Officer who Conceived the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941, Family and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Isoroku Yamamoto was a Japanese naval commander during World War II Japanese Harvard University Leaders Military Leaders Aries Celebrities Isoroku Yamamoto was an able Japanese Naval Chief who played a vital role in the Pearl Harbor attack that made Japan victorious in the early phase of World War II. He was educated at Harvard and was good at English. His word of opposition against the invasion of Manchuria and his personal apology to the American Ambassador for the attack of Japanese fighter planes on the U.S. boat on the Yangtze River incurred him the wrath of right-wing Japanese who planned to assassinate him. He also strongly disapproved the Tripartite Pact that Japan had made with Nazi Germany and forewarned the Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Kondoye of the tremendous power of the United States. He was the mastermind behind the successful Japanese Pearl Harbor attack against the United States fleet. Though he was personally not in favor of war against the Americans, he discharged his duties sincerely as a true patriot who wished to be at the side of his country at its odds and ends. He enjoyed playing games like Shogi, a Japanese chess game, Go, bridge and poker. It is an irony that this pro-American was killed by the Americans to avenge the harm done to them at the Pearl Harbor.

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Birthday: April 4, 1884 Died on: April 18, 1943 Nationality: Japanese Famous: Naval Officer who Conceived the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941, Harvard University, Leaders, Military Leaders Spouses: Reiko Mihashi Universities: Harvard University Imperial Japanese Naval Academy Harvard University Notable Alumnis: Harvard University Information Detail Birthday April 4, 1884 Died on April 18, 1943 Nationality Japanese Famous Naval Officer who Conceived the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941, Harvard University, Leaders, Military Leaders Spouses Reiko Mihashi Universities Harvard University Imperial Japanese Naval Academy Harvard University Notable Alumnis Harvard University Birth Place Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan Gender Male Father Takano Sadayoshi Sun Sign Aries Born in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan Famous as Japanese Naval Officer Who Conceived The Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941 Died at Age 59

Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan

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In 1918, he married Reiko Mihasi, the daughter of a dairy farmer. The couple had four children – two sons and two daughters. Unsplash Personal Life

He had many mistresses and he was particularly fond of a geisha by name, Kawai Chiyoko. He was good at calligraphy and he decorated the houses of geishas with his scripts. Unsplash Personal Life

He has been portrayed in movies like “I Bombed Pearl Harbor,” “Admiral Yamamoto,” and “Midway.” The award-winning actor Toshiro Mifune played the role of Isoroku in these films. Unsplash Personal Life

He was born on April 4, 1884 in Nagaoka, Niigata, as the sixth of the seven children of Sadayoshi Takano and his second wife Mineko. Isoroku means 56 denoting the age of his father when he was born. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His father was a school teacher who belonged to a samurai family. He was adopted by a wealthy land owner from the Yamamoto family who had no son. Isoroku Takano thus became Isoroku Yamamoto. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Having been adopted into a wealthy family, he had had his education at the best Japanese schools. He graduated from Etajima, a Japanese Naval Academy in the year 1904. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1905, he started his career as an ensign on Nisshin, a cruiser at the Battle of Tsushima. During the fight against the Russian Baltic Fleet, he lost two of his fingers. Unsplash Career

After the Battle of Tsushima, he was in charge of training cruises in Korea and China. He even travelled to United States and to important ports in Australia. Unsplash Career

In 1913, he joined the Naval Staff College at Tsukiji on the order of his superiors. Graduating from there after three years, he was appointed as the Lieutenant Commander. Unsplash Career

In 1919, he joined Harvard University and studied economics. He also focused on studying oil industry and military aviation. Unsplash Career

After graduating from Harvard University in 1921, he returned home and was promoted to the rank of a commander. He was also appointed as an instructor for the Naval Staff College in Tokyo. Unsplash Career

He performed a valiant fight in the Russo-Japanese War held in 1905. He lost his index and middle fingers after getting hit by the Russian battle line; however, Japan became victorious in the War. Unsplash Major Battles

In December 7, 1941, he executed a surprise air attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This resulted in the destruction of 3,400 American naval staff and 180 aircrafts. Unsplash Major Battles

Information	Detail
Birthday	April 4, 1884
Died on	April 18, 1943
Nationality	Japanese
Famous	Naval Officer who Conceived the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941, Harvard University, Leaders, Military Leaders
Spouses	Reiko Mihashi
Universities	Harvard University Imperial Japanese Naval Academy Harvard University
Notable Alumnis	Harvard University
Birth Place	Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Gender	Male
Father	Takano Sadayoshi
Sun Sign	Aries
Born in	Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Famous as	Japanese Naval Officer Who Conceived The Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941
Died at Age	59

Isoroku Yamamoto

Japanese

Apr 4, 1884

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Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan