Sano Tsuneha
Count was a Japanese admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War I. He is also noted for his association with the early Scouting movement in Japan. Biography Early years Sano was born in the Kōjimachi district of Tokyo. His father, Count Sano Tsunetami, was the founder of the Japanese Red Cross Society. Sano was a graduate of the 18th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1891. He was ranked 20th in a class of 61 cadets. Sano performed his midshipman training on the corvettes and , and the cruiser . On commissioning to sub-lieutenant, he was assigned to the corvette and cruisers , , and . After his promotion to lieutenant in 1897, he was sent to southern China during the height of the Boxer Rebellion of 1900-1901. On his return to Japan, he served on the cruisers and . Count On the death of his father on 26 December 1902, he succeeded to the title of count (hakushaku) in the kazoku peerage. From 1903-1904, he served as chief gunnery officer on the cruiser . Following Sano's promotion to lieutenant commander in 1904, he was assigned as aide-de-camp to Prince Yamashina Kikumaro for the duration of