Takashi Hishikari

Takashi Hishikari
General Takashi Hishikari
Born	December 27, 1871 Kagoshima, Japan
Died	July 31, 1952(1952-07-31) (aged 80)
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1894–1941
Rank	General
Battles/wars	First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War Siberian Intervention Second Sino-Japanese War

Takashi Hishikari (菱刈 隆, Hishikari Takashi^?, 27 December 1871 – 31 July 1952) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army.

A native of Kagoshima, Hishikari graduated from the 5th class of the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1894.

During the First Sino-Japanese War, Hishikari was an officer in the IJA 3rd Infantry Regiment. After the end of the war, he returned to the Army Staff College, graduating from the 16th class in 1902. After graduation, he was appointed commander of the IJA 26th Infantry Regiment.

After serving briefly as Chief of Staff to the Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan, Hishikari became Chief of Staff to the Japanese First Army in the Russo-Japanese War. He later also served during the Siberian Intervention against Bolshevik partisans against the White Russian forces in the Russian Maritime Province.

In the interwar period, Hishikari held a number of positions, including Commandant of the Army Academy, commander of the IJA 4th Infantry Regiment, chief of staff of the IJA 2nd Division, and commander of the IJA 23rd Division. He was promoted to major general in July 1918, and lieutenant general in August 1928. He subsequently commanded the IJA 8th Division, IJA 4th Division and the Taiwan Army. He was promoted to full general in August 1929.