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was a Japanese forester,

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, politician, educator, and

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. His court rank was

Junior Third Rank The court ranks of Japan, also known in Japanese as ''ikai'' (位階), are indications of an individual's court rank in Japan based on the system of the state. ''Ikai'' as a system was originally used in the Ritsuryo system, which was the politi ...

Back ground

Tokugawa graduated from the Department of Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture of the Tokyo Imperial University with a Doctorate of Agriculture. Tokugawa was a recipient of the

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1st class, Grand Cordon. In 1989 he posthumously received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award.

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Scouting in Japan 1897 births Recipients of the Order of the Sacred Treasure 1989 deaths {{Japan-bio-stub