Enomoto the true last Samurai CONTENTS

The Times and Life of Takeaki Enomoto

CONTENTS

Chapter I. Introduction　
１．Why Takeaki Enomoto ?
２．The Essay's Perspective

Chapter II. Takeaki Enomoto's Background
A Brief Presentation of Japanese History around the End of the Edo Era

Chapter III. Takeaki Enomoto's Biography
Part 1. Student Days
１．Times at the Nagasaki Naval Training Center
２．Studying in Holland
３． Completing the Kaiyomaru and Retuning to Japan

Part 2. The Last Days of the Bakufu
４．How the Bakufu collapsed after the First Unequal Treaties(1853-1860)
５. The Boshin War and a Comparative Study of activities by
Takeaki Enomoto and Kaishu Katusu　
６. The Escape from Edo

Part 3. The Republic of Ezo and the Battle of Hakodate.
７．The Escape to Ezo and the Rebellion Against the New
Government
８．Establishing the Republic of Ezo
９．The Battle of Hakodate
１０．The Aftermath of the Battle and the Capitivity

Part 4. Activities for the New Japan in the Meiji Era
１１．Developing Hokkaido
１２．Diplomatic Mission in Russia
１３．The Journey back to Japan through Siberia.
１４．Contribution as a member of the Meiji Government Cabinet
１５．Building up a Stronger Diplomacy
１６．The Best Element of the Meiji Government Cabinet
１７．Enomoto's Project in Mexico
１８．The Last Years

Chapter IV. Evaluation of Takeaki Enomoto's Career and Character
Part 1 Summarizing Enomoto's character and his activities
Part 2 Evaluation of the Battle of Hakodate from a historical
point of view
Part 3 Bringing up talented people viewpoints: Evaluation
Part 4 Comparison between Takeaki Enomoto and Kaishu Katsu
Part 5 Questions and their Answers about Enomoto's activities
from the point of view of samurai sprits
Point 1: Why does Enomoto fight against the new Japan and its
government which was heading toward modernization
although he studied abroad to learn the modern western
culture in the Netherlands for three years?
Point 2.: On the other hand, Katsu stays in the USA for only a
few months. Still he can convince the last Shogun,
Yoshinobu Tokugawa, to return the authority to the
Emperor. Why is Enomoto unable to take actions like the
ones by Katsu?
Point 3: Why and how did Enomoto establish the Ezo Republic in
Hakodate?
Point 4: Why and how does Enomoto determine to live?　(Is that
against the samurai spirit (1)?)
Point 5: Why did Enomoto and his parties ,who lost in the
Battle of Hakodate, survive?
Point 6: Why and how did Enomoto's army offer French soldier
Brunet join the Battle of Hakodate?
Point 7: How was he received as an executive of the new Meiji
government?
Point 8: Enomoto's attitude and his comments about criticism
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Chapter V　 Feedback to Modern Japanese Education System as the
Conclusion
Part 1 Feedback from Enomoto Takeaki
Part 2 Analyzing Problems on the Japanese education system and
what kinds of people are needed for the future of Japan
Part 3 What are needed and how to be reformed for the
Japanese education system