Imperial Japanese March - Miya San Miya San

Miya San Miya San (My Prince, My Prince) is a Japanese march dating from the Boshin War and Meiji restoration in 1868. It is widely considered to have be the first western-style march ever made in Japan. The Prince referred to is Prince Arisugawa Taruhito, head of the Arisugawa branch of the Yamato Imperial Dynasty, and first head of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Boshin War. Pictured: Emperor Meiji Lyrics: Miya san miya san o uma no mae ni Hirahira suru no wa nani jai na Are wa chōteki seibatsuseyo to no Nishiki no go hata ja shiranai ka Tokoton'yare ton'yarena!   Itten man jō no Mikado ni temukai Mikado ni temukai suru yatsu o Nerai hazusazu Dondon uchidasu Dondon uchidasu satchōdo Tokoton'yare ton'yarena   Oto ni kikoe shi Kantō samurai Dotchi e nigeta to tou tareba Shiro mo kigai mo Sutete azuma Sutete azuma e nigetage na Tokoton'yare ton'yarena Ame no furu yo na Senhō no tama no Senhō no tama no kuru naka ni Inochi ōshi Mazu sakigake suru no mo Mina o shū no Tama yue jya Tokoton'yare ton'yarena!