Tahara Ujisato

Tahara Ujisato was born on 14 August 1887 in Kyoto, Empire of Japan. His father was Tahara Masatsugu.

He has 2 brothers: Tahara Kazuhiro and Tahara Jun.

Tahara Ujisato was a descendant of Ishida Mitsunari, a great Samurai in the 1500s. His family lost their honor after the Battle of Sekigahara. Their honor was regained after the Meiji Restoration in 1878 when Tahara Masatsugu was responsible for stopping an attack on Yamagata Aritomo. He was awarded a lot of money and was made a hero. His descendants were also servers of the state and served in the IJA.

In 1907, he joined the Army. He was stationed in Taihoku in Japanese Taiwan where he met and married his wife, Tahara Sakura. In 1911, they returned to Japan and settled in Moriyama. Later that year, he had a son Tahara Mitsunari.

In 1914, he fought in the Battle of Tsingtao against the German Empire where he lost a friend: Arita Katsu.

He had 6 children: Tahara Mitsunari, Tahara Mikazuki, Tahara Takatora, Tahara Tokimasa and daughters Tahara Riko and Tahara Mariko.