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Funeral of Kusakabe Tarō, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3VD6ZXZ
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Funeral of Kusakabe Tarō, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 1870. RUcore: https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3VD6ZXZ

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TitleFuneral of Kusakabe Tarō, New Brunswick, New Jersey
NameKusakabe, Taro (Associated name), Takaki, Saburo (Depicted), Soogiwara, Kozo (Depicted), Willow Grove Cemetery (New Brunswick, N.J.)
Date Created1870
SubjectCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900), Meiji period, (1868-1912), Cemeteries, Foreign study, Japanese students, Funeral service, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Japan--History--Meiji period, 1868-1912, New Brunswick (N.J.)--History--19th century, UNITED STATES, New Jersey, Middlesex County, New Brunswick (N.J.), Kusakabe, Taro, 1845-1870, Soogiwoora, Kozo, 1844-1876, Takaki, Saburo, Willow Grove Cemetery (New Brunswick, N.J.)
DescriptionKusakabe Tarō (Yagi Yasohachi) was the first Japanese student to go to Rutgers College, where he studied mathematics and the physical sciences. Kusakabe died prematurely from tuberculosis, two weeks before his intended graduation as a member of the class of 1870. His degree was awarded posthumously. He was the first Japanese student to graduate from an American college, and the first Japanese member of Phi Beta Kappa. Kusakabe's burial began the Japanese section of the Willow Grove Cemetery in New Brunswick, New Jersey. His plot was purchased by the Japanese Consulate on behalf of the Imperial Government. His funeral was attended by other Japanese students at Rutgers including Soogiwoora Kozo (second from the left), and Takaki Saburō (fourth from the left).
NoteThis project was funded by a grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission.
GenrePhotographs
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900), Meiji period, (1868-1912)
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3VD6ZXZ
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Type: Book
Name: Rutgers meets Japan: a trans-Pacific network of the late nineteenth century
Detail: This item is associated with Chapter 3 in Rutgers Meets Japan: A Trans-Pacific Network of the Late Nineteenth Century, edited by Haruko Wakabayashi and Fernanda Perrone (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2026).
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Type: Finding aid
Name: Inventory to the William Elliot Griffis Collection (East Asia), 1859-1928
Detail: The items in this record are part of the William Elliot Griffis Collection. A finding aid with information about the contents of the collection is available online.
CollectionEarly Japanese Students at Rutgers, Rutgers Meets Japan: A Digital Companion
Organization NameRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
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