to his house as a gesture of gratitude. That was the first instance of their interaction in a social context. However, Bose stuck out like a sore thumb in Japan. People would consider them with suspicion. Mitsuru Toyama, as a solution proposed to the Soma's a marriage between Toshiko and Rashbehari. He thought that marriage with a Japanese citizen would make it easy for Bose to apply for citizenship. Despite their initial reservations, the Somas agreed to the match. When asked, Toshiko took three weeks to give her consent. They had a happy marriage lasting eight years. Bose taught Toshiko Bengali and how to wear a sari. Bose got Japanese citizenship in 1923. Toshiko's health declined soon after and it claimed her life in 1924. After her death, he never remarried. They were buried together after Bose's death. They had two children together. Masahide Bose (Bharatchandra) was born in 1920. He died in World War II aged 24. Their daughter Tetsuko was born in 1922. Legacy In the year of 1943, the Japanese government honoured him with the highest title given to a foreigner – The Second Order of Merit of the Rising Sun. On 26 December 1967, the Posts and Telegraphs Department of India issued a special postage stamp in honour of Rash Behari Bose. In the city of Kolkata, West Bengal, a street (Rash Behari Avenue) is named in his honour. In popular culture In the 2019 Indian Bengali-language television series titled Netaji which depicts the life of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Fahim Mirza played the role of Rash Behari Bose. See also Anushilan Samiti Delhi-Lahore conspiracy Hindu–German Conspiracy Gadar Mutiny References Further reading External links Rash Behari Bose materials in the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) The Indian revolutionary who fought to overthrow British rule while living in Japan CNN Shinjuku Nakamuraya 新宿中村屋 Anushilan Samiti 1886 births 1945 deaths Revolutionaries of Bengal during British Rule Hindu–German Conspiracy Indian Independence League People from Bardhaman Revolutionary movement for Indian independence Bose, Rashbehari Bose, Rashbehari Indian National Army personnel Japanese people of Indian descent Subhas Chandra Bose Indian exiles Indian expatriates in Japan Naturalized citizens of Japan Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class British Malaya military personnel of World War II Military personnel from West Bengal 20th-century Indian politicians West Bengal politicians Indian independence activists from West Bengal 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in