◇ Shigehisa Shimagane (Shigetane) Late Edo/Meiji period Izumo Taisha Shrine priest (eldest son of Shigerō Shimagane) Hereditary high-ranking official family of Izumo Taisha Shrine

◇ Shigeoka (Shigetane)
Late Edo / Meiji period Izumo Taisha Shrine official
(Eldest son of Shigeoro Shima) Born into a hereditary family of senior officials at Izumo Taisha Shrine, he succeeded to the senior official position and studied Kokugaku (Japanese classical studies) and Kagaku (poetry studies) under his father, Shigeoro, excelling in Waka poetry.
After the abolition of the hereditary senior official system in Meiji 5 (1872), he became a Negi (shrine priest) at the same shrine.
First name: Shigetane, Common name: Hyogo, Ebi-o, Surname: Shima also
(1812-1883) Bunka 9 - Meiji 16, died at age 72
◇ Machi Kōkō (Waiting for the cuckoo) - Kuruna to omoi amari te e ni kake wa ~~~ hototogisu kana Shigetane
Back of the tanzaku: Shima Hyogo

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