Arisaka Nariakira
Japanese designer
Danshaku Arisaka Nariakira was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army. The inventor of the Arisaka rifle, he is regarded as one of the leading arms designers in Japanese history, alongside Kijirō Nambu. Wikipedia
Born: April 5, 1852, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, Japan
Died: January 12, 1915 (age 62 years), Tokyo, Japan
Place of burial: Yanaka Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan
Award: Order of the Sacred Treasure (1st class, 1910)