Yukio Mishima Yukio Mishima Mishima was active as a nationalist and founded his own right-wing militia, the Tatenokai. In 1970, he and four other members of his militia attempted a "coup d'état" when they seized control of a Japanese military base and took the commander hostage, then tried and failed to inspire a coup to restore the Emperor's pre-war powers, in accordance with Mishima's conceptualization of the Kokutai. Mishima then committed ritual suicide by "seppuku". The coup attempt became known as the "Mishima Incident". The Mishima Prize was established in 1988 to honor his life and works. Mishima was born in the
Mishima Taisha Mishima Taisha The is a Shinto shrine in the city of Mishima in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is the "ichinomiya" of former Izu Province. The main festival of the shrine is held annually on August 16, and features "yabusame" performances. The primary "kami" of Mishima Taisha is the , an amalgamation of and his consort Mishima Taisha also has numerous small subsidiary shrines dedicated to various "kami" within its precincts. The date of Mishima Taisha’s foundation is unknown. Per shrine tradition and Nara period records, the predecessor of the shrine was originally located on Miyakej-ima but was transferred later from