Okita Rintarō

Okita Rintarō
Native name
沖田 林太郎
Birth nameInoue Rintarō (井上 林太郎)
Born(1826-03-30)March 30, 1826
Hino, Edo, Japan
DiedFebruary 13, 1883(1883-02-13) (aged 56)
Tokyo, Japan
AllegianceTokugawa bakufu
Shōnai Domain
BranchRōshigumi (former)
Shinchōgumi
Years of service1863–1869
Rankkumigashira (組頭, commander)
CommandsShinchōgumi
Battles / warsBoshin War
Spouse(s)
(m. 18461883)
Children2 sons, 2 daughters
Relations
  • Inoue Sōzō (brother)
  • Okita Katsujiro (adoptive father)
  • Okita Kin (adopted sister)
  • Okita Sōji (adopted brother/in-law)

Okita Rintarō (沖田 林太郎) (born Inoue Rintarō (井上 林太郎); March 30, 1826 February 13, 1883) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period who was a kumigashira (組頭, commander) of the Shinchōgumi (the Shinsengumi's counterpart in Edo).