promoted to lieutenant general. In 1907, he was further elevated to the kazoku peerage when he was made a baron (danshaku). In 1910, he was awarded with the Order of the Sacred Treasure (1st class). Arisaka died in 1915, and his grave is at the Yanaka Cemetery in Tokyo. References Books Bishop, Chris (eds) The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. Barnes & Nobel. 1998. McCollum, Duncan O. Japanese Rifles of World War II. Excalibur Publications (1996) Honeycutt, Fred. L. Military Rifles of Japan.Julin Books (1996). Mayer, S.L. The Rise and Fall of Imperial Japan. The Military Press (1984) External links Markings on Japanese Arisaka Rifles and Bayonets of World War II Japan's Intriguing Arisakas Buy Military Rifles of Japan from the Author Notes 1852 births 1915 deaths People from Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Military personnel from Yamaguchi Prefecture Kazoku Firearm designers Japanese generals People of Meiji-period Japan