Yozakura Still Falling Cherry Blossoms in the Evening: The Pride of Hakata's Chivalry from 1962 to 1963

Yozakura Still Falling Cherry Blossoms in the Evening: The Pride of Hakata's Chivalry from 1962 to 1963

In January 1962, a gunshot rang out in the night of Hakata. The man shot was Kunito Hirao, aka "Yozakura Ginji. He survived, but the city was frozen. He used to belong to the Ishii clan of the Yamaguchigumi and was respected by the younger generation as a chivalrous man of honor and integrity. The Yamaguchigumi mistakenly believed the attack was the work of the Miyamoto clan, and the following year, in retaliation, they moved into Fukuoka. In 1963, a plot broke out between the Yamaguchigumi and the local Miyamoto clan. The air in Hakata was tense and the spark of violence was smoldering. At that time, however, Hirao moved quietly. He was not a part of either side, but simply wanted to protect the "order in Hakata. He rode alone into the enemy territory and said, "If I pull out my sword here, the cherry blossoms will fall. The message got through, and the conflict was settled without bloodshed. The name "Yozakura Ginji" still wavers in the Hakata winds as the flower of chivalr
y that blooms without waiting for spring.