Fusanosuke Gotō (後藤 房之助,Gotō Fusanosuke, November 15, 1879 inKurihara,Miyagi Prefecture – July 30, 1924 in Kurihara) was a soldier in theImperial Japanese Army, memorialized by the Memorial Statue of the Hakkōda Death March inAomori,Japan.
In January 1902, 210 soldiers in the 5th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion became trapped on theHakkōda Mountains; this was the start of theHakkōda Mountains incident. Search parties discovered Gotō. The discovery led to the rescue of the other soldiers.[1] His arms and legs were amputated as a result offrostbite.
After the incident, he retired from the army, returned to his hometown, became a member of the village assembly, and later died from acerebral hemorrhage.[2]
InJirō Nitta'sDeath March on Mount Hakkōda: A Documentary Novel, a semi-fictional account of the disaster, Gotō is portrayed by the character Corporal Etō.[3]
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