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Tanaka Ginnosuke

Ginnosuke Tanaka
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Ginnosuke Tanaka
Born (1873-01-20)January 20, 1873
Died August 27, 1933(1933-08-27) (aged 60)

Ginnosuke Tanaka (田中 銀之助 Tanaka Ginnosuke?, January 20, 1873 - August 27, 1933) is credited with the introduction of rugby to Japan. He was educated at the Leys School in Cambridge and then Trinity Hall, a college of Cambridge University. He introduced rugby to students at Keio University, in 1899, with the help of Edward Bramwell Clarke. Later, he pursued a career in banking.



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