Hirahachiro Togo (1848-1934, December 22, Hirokawa 4 - Showa 9) was born on January 27, 1848, in Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain. Height 1.59 meters. Admiral and admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, together with Hikori Nagi of the Army, is called the "God of War" of Japanese militarism. He led the Japanese Navy to defeat the Russian Navy in the Battle of the Tsushima Strait, which became a precedent in modern history for the Eastern yellow race to defeat the Western white race, earning him the reputation of "Nelson of the East". Early war criminal of invasion of China.

In 1863, he joined the army of Satsuma and participated in the Saki-British War (War against Britain). In 1866, he joined the newly established Navy of Satsuma. In 1884, he served as captain of the "Tiancheng" ship and went to Shanghai, Fuzhou, Keelung and other places to observe the Sino-French War. On July 25, 1894, on the eve of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 - 1894, during the Battle of Fengdao, as captain of the "Langsu" ship, he sank the Qing Dynasty troop carrier "Gaosheng", killing more than 700 people. On September 17, 1894, during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894 - 1894, he commanded the "Langsu" ship to fight. When Japan invaded Penghu in 1894, it commanded the First Guerrilla Group to support the infantry landing with firepower. In 1895, he was promoted to Vice Admiral and served as President of the Naval University. In 1900, when the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded China, he was then commander of Japan's Standing Fleet. On August 10, 1904, the Battle of the Yellow Sea was organized to defeat the Russian Navy in Lushun. In 1913, he was awarded the title of Grand Marshal during the Taisho period.

In 1934, he was granted the title of Marquis when he was critically ill during the Showa period. He died of illness in Tokyo on May 30 at the age of 86.