Named in memory of Shinsaku Takasugi (1839–1867), Japanese revolutionary, who though a lower-ranking samurai, attracted many followers with his innovative ideas and extraordinary drive to modernize Japan. As a primary leader of anti-shogunate forces, he played the most important role in the success of the Meiji Restoration. (M 33389) _ _.
Discovered on 8-5-1994 in Kuma Kogen by Nakamura, A.