Sano Tsuneha
| Count Sano Tsuneha | |
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Sano Tsuneha in Scouting uniform
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| Born |
June 3, 1871 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | January 25, 1956 (aged 84) |
| Allegiance |
 Empire of Japan
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1891–1920 |
| Rank | Rear admiral |
| Commands held |
Tsugaru Haruna |
| Battles/wars |
Boxer Rebellion Russo-Japanese War World War I |
Count Sano Tsuneha (佐野 常羽 Sano Tsuneha?, 3 July 1871 – 25 January 1956) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War I. He is also noted for his association with the early Scouting movement in Japan.
Sano was born in the Kōjimachi district of Tokyo. His father, Count Sano Tsunetami, was the founder of the Japanese Red Cross Society.
Sano was a graduate of the 18th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1891. He was ranked 20th in a class of 61 cadets. Sano performed his midshipman training on the corvettes Hiei and Musashi, and the cruiser Itsukushima. On commissioning to sub-lieutenant, he was assigned to the corvette Kohei and cruisers Naniwa, Matsushima, Saien and Tatsuta. After his promotion to lieutenant in 1897, he was sent to southern China during the height of the Boxer Rebellion of 1900-1901. On his return to Japan, he served on the cruisers Izumo and Asama.
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