Ryokitsu Arima
| Arima Ryōkitsu | |
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Admiral Arima Ryokitsu
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| Native name | 有馬 良橘 |
| Born |
December 16, 1861 Wakayama, Japan |
| Died | May 1, 1944 (aged 82) Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1882 - 1922 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Japanese War |
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Admiral Arima Ryōkitsu (有馬 良橘?, December 16, 1861 – May 1, 1944) was a career naval officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during Meiji and Taishō periods.
Arima was a native of Wakayama, where his father was a senior samurai retainer of the Kishū Tokugawa clan, and an active supporter of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration. Although he came from such an unfavorable background, Arima was able to secure admission to the 12th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, after graduating from the forerunners of Doshisha University and Keio University with degrees in English language.
Arima was assigned as a sub-lieutenant to the three-masted corvette Tsukuba in 1885 and graduated 16th out of 19 cadets from the Navy Academy in 1886 after Tsukuba made a long distance navigational voyage from Japan to Newcastle, Sydney, Wellington, Fiji, Samoa, Honolulu, Apia and Pago Pago lasting most of 1886. On graduation, Arima was assigned to Takachiho, followed by the gunboat Amagi in 1889. His subsequent military service included both sea and staff assignments.
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