Takasugi Shinsaku

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Senior Fourth Rank Takasugi Shinsaku
Takasugi Shinsaku
Native name	高杉 晋作
Other name(s)	Tani Senzo Tani Umenosuke Bingoya Sukeishiro Mitani Wasuke Hori Taro Shishido Gyoma Nishiura Matsusuke
Nickname(s)	Tōgyō
Born	(1839-09-27)September 27, 1839 Hagi, Chōshū Domain, Japan
Died	May 17, 1867(1867-05-17) (aged 27) Shinchi-cho, Shimonoseki, Chōshū Domain, Japan
Buried	Tōgyō-an [jp], Shimonoseki, Chōshū Domain, Japan
Allegiance	Chōshū Domain
Rank	Shoshi’i (正四位, Senior Fourth Rank)
Commands	Kiheitai
Battles/wars	Shimonoseki Campaign First Chōshū expedition Second Chōshū expedition
Memorials	Yasukuni Shrine Tōgyō-an[1]
Spouse(s)	Inoue Masa [jp] ​ ​ (m. 1860⁠–⁠1867)​ O-Uno (1863–1867)
Children	Takasugi Toichi [jp] (son)
Relations	Takasugi Kochuta (father) Michi (mother) Takasugi Tomo (sister) Takasugi Sachi (sister) Takasugi Mei (sister)
Website	Song of "Takasugi Shinsaku" by Haruo Minami

Takasugi Shinsaku (高杉 晋作, 27 September 1839 – 17 May 1867) was a samurai from the Chōshū Domain of Japan who contributed significantly to the Meiji Restoration. He used several aliases to hide his activities from the Tokugawa shogunate.