1. Mishima Incident at Camp Ichigaya

    · Camp Ichigaya, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

    Mishima Incident at Camp Ichigaya
    Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Netherlands · file

    Mishima and four Tatenokai members entered Camp Ichigaya, reached the commandant general's office, and initiated the failed coup attempt that ended in Mishima's death by seppuku. Coordinates represent Camp Ichigaya; the original Eastern Army Headquarters building and commandant general's office were later demolished and reconstructed elsewhere on the grounds.

All 15 moments of Yukio Mishima →