天保7年6月10日（1836年7月23日）生まれ。日本の武士・幕臣、政治家。剣、禅、書の達人としても知られる。鉄舟は号、他に一楽斎、通称は鉄太郎。浅利義明門下の剣客で、一刀正伝無刀流（無刀流）の開祖。勝海舟、高橋泥舟と共に「幕末の三舟」と称される。西郷隆盛をして「金もいらぬ、名誉もいらぬ、命もいらぬ人は始末に困るが、そのような人でなければ天下の偉業は成し遂げられない」と賞賛させた。

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This book was originally published by Kyoiku-hyoron-sha in Japanese under the title Saigo no samurai: Yamaoka Tesshu(The last samurai Yamaoka Tesshu).
　

Yamaoka Tesshu built the Buddhist temple Zensho-an in 1883, installing the Zen master Esso of Kokudai-ji temple (located in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture) as head priest. His purpose was to comfort the souls of those who lost their lives for their country during the upheaval of the Bakumatsu period (late Edo period) through early Meiji era. Tesshu also hoped that Zensho-an temple would help to maintain Japan’s traditions and unique sprit at a time when the Meiji Government was attempting to westernize many aspects of Japanese life.