Shōwa Restoration

The Shōwa Restoration (昭和維新, Shōwa Ishin) was promoted by Japanese author

Cherry Blossom Society envisioned such a restoration.^[2]

The

February 26 Incident was an attempt to bring it about, failing heavily because they were unable to secure the support of the Emperor.^[3] The chief conspirators surrendered in the hope to make their trial advance the cause, a hope which was foiled by the trials being conducted secretly.^[4]

Although all such attempts failed, it was a first step on the rise of Japanese militarism.