Tamaki Orie (玉城織衛)
Orie TAMAKI,from Bungo Province (present Oita Prefecture), was an expert swordsman of swordplay in Jikishinkage-ryu style in the end of Edo period. He was one of the Teacher of Swordsmanship in Shinchogumi (Tokugawa shogunate guard organization) and famed for the greatest swordcraft in Shinchogumi.
He went to Edo for swordplay training, then he entered Nobutomo ODANI dojo training hall to receive training.
In 1863, at the time of the formation of roshi-gumi (an organization of masterless samurai), he joined roshi-gumi. Although he went up to Kyoto as a member of roshi-gumi gobantai (No.5 troop), he returned to Edo with Hachiro KIYOKAWA and other member, because of division of roshi-gumi after their going up to Kyoto.
In the same year, roshi-gumi was reorganized into Shinchogumi after returning to Edo, and Tamaki was selected for one of the Teacher of Swordsmanship.
In Boshin War, Shinchogumi fought together with samurai of the Shonai clan, however, after defeat in the war, members of Shinchogumi including TAMAKI were recruited for cultivation under poor condition.
In 1872, under the direction of Tamaki, he escaped from there with 80 members of Shinchogumi. After that, they were never heard from again.