Nitobe Jūjirō was a samurai of Morioka of the late Edo period. He's father was Nitobe Tsutō. He's sons were Shichirō and Inazō.
Life
Nitobe Jūjirō was born in Hanamaki on July 20, 1820. His father was Tsutō. His posthumous name was Tsunenori. When Jūjirō was just born, Jūjirō's grandfather Koretamibought the anger of the Morioka Domain and Koretami was exiled to Tanabe. In 1857, he was appointed Sanbongi Shinden Goyogakari.He worked with his father to cultivate and successfully watered the artificial riverIna River. In 1860, he planned a new town, Inaoi-chō, in the shape of a 12-town, four-waygrid pattern, which is said to be the forerunner of modern city planning. He died on January 18, 1868. His death is said to have been a great deal of disappointment for his father, his family and the townspeople.
Family
Depending upon the source, Nitobe Jūjirō and the entire Nitobe clan are descendants of either the Minamoto clan or the Taira clan. Tsunetane's grandson, took over Nitobe in Shimotsuke Province. Tsunehide continued inheritance with Tsunechika, Yasutane, Tsunesato, Tsunesada 、Sadatsuna, Sadahiro, Hiromori, Tsunemochi Tsunetada, Tsunenobu , and Nobumori from generation to generation. Sadatsuna lived in Nitobe and died in 1309. During the Nanboku-chō period, Sadahiro and his son Hiromori both fought on the Southern Court side. Sadahiro died in 1337. Hiromori died in Shinano in 1351 during the war. Tsunetada and his son Tsunenobu both served Ashikaga Mitsukane and Mochiuji of the Kantō kubō. After Tsunenobu's death, his son Nobumori returned to Nitobe. Nobumori's daughter was Moriyori's wife. As for the inheritor, Nobumori welcomed the clan, Motoyoshi Narizumi's child, Moriyori as an adopted child, and became Nitobe for the first time. Moriyori continued inheritance with Yoritane, Yoshitane, Tanemochi, Yorinaga, Taneshige, and Tokiharu from generation to generation. Tokiharu's third son Tsunetsuna split up and became a Hanamaki Kyūjin. Before Tsunetsuna became Kyūjin, Tsunetsuna served Nanbu Masanao. After Tsunetsuna's death, Tsunetsuna's second son Sadaaki inherited. After Sadaaki, Yoshiaki, Densuke, and Heizo) inherited. After Yoshiaki's death, Yoshiaki's nephew Tsunemochi inherited. After Tsunemochi's death, Tsunemochi's brother Tsunetoki inherited. After Tsunetoki, Tsuneyoshi inherited. Tsuneyoshi was Jūjirō's Great-grandfather. Tsuneyoshi married Jūjirō's great-grandmother Oei. Tsuneyoshi Died in 1803. Jūjirō's grandfather was Koretami Jūjirō's father was Tsunezumi, and Jūjirō's sons were Shichirō and Inanosuke.
