was a samurai from Ishikawa Prefecture who was instrumental in the assassination of Ōkubo Toshimichi.Keene, Donald. Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World. Columbia University Press, 2005. 291. Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
After Saigō Takamori began his uprising in Kagoshima Prefecture in 1877, Chō was among the first of the Kaga Domain (Kanazawa) figures to enact anti-government plans.Baxter, James C. The Meiji Unification through the Lens of Ishikawa Prefecture, Volume 165 of Harvard East Asian Monographs. Harvard University Asia Center, 1994. 149. Retrieved on August 27, 2009. He traveled twice to Kagoshima Prefecture to meet Saigō.
After Saigō's death, he aligned himself with Shimada Ichirō and his Sanko-ji faction in blaming Kido Takayoshi and Ōkubo. Since Kido died of an illness, they focussed on the successful assassination of Ōkubo alone. He was executed as punishment.
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