system on 21 September 1907. Appointed commander of the Yokosuka Naval District on 1 December 1909, Uryū was made a full admiral on 16 October 1912. He was the official representative from Japan at the opening ceremonies for the Panama Canal in 1912. From 1922 to 1925, he served on the House of Peers in the Diet of Japan. He entered the reserve list in 1927, and died in 1937. His grave is at Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo. Decorations 1892 – Order of the Sacred Treasure, 6th class 1896 - Order of the Sacred Treasure, 5th class 1901 – Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class 1906 – Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun 1906 – Order of the Golden Kite, 2nd class 1937 – Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers Notes References External links 1857 births 1937 deaths Japanese Protestants People of Meiji-period Japan United States Naval Academy alumni Imperial Japanese Navy admirals Japanese naval attachés Military personnel from Ishikawa Prefecture Japanese military personnel of the First Sino-Japanese War Japanese military personnel of the Russo-Japanese War Kazoku Members of the House of Peers (Japan) Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun Recipients of the Order of the Golden Kite, 2nd class Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers