Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Takasugi Shinsaku (高杉 晋作 1839-1867) is a samurai who contributed to the Meiji restoration. Born in Choshu domain, he studied under Yoshida Shoin and organized Kiheitai. He died of tuberculosis at young age. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.