For his war services he was awarded the Order of the Golden Kite (4th class).

Two Orders of the Golden Kite, fifth and second class."

His activities subsequently earned him Order of the Golden Kite - 5th class recommendation in 1940.

Harry was speechless; if the emperor had awarded him the Order of the Golden Kite, he could not have been more overcome.

The Order of the Golden Kite was an exclusively military award, conferred for bravery, leadership or command in battle.

In 1906, Arisaka was awarded with the Order of the Golden Kite (2nd Class) and promoted to lieutenant general.

Some awards where discontinued after the Second World War, such as the Order of the Golden Kite.

After the war, he was elevated to danshaku (baron); and he was conferred with the Order of the Golden Kite, 1st class.

His Japanese decorations included Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) and Order of the Chrysanthemum.

He was posthumously awarded the Order of the Golden Kite (4th class) and the Order of the Paulownia Flowers.

He added the award to his existing Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) and already existing Order of the Chrysanthemum.

The order of the Golden Kite was officially abolished by the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers of Occupied Japan in 1947.

He subsequently served in an artillery regiment in the Russo-Japanese War, and was awarded the Order of the Golden Kite (2nd class), for bravery in battle.

At the same time, he was awarded the Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) and the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum.

In this instance, Tokyo's official radio broadcast of the list of posthumous recipients of the Order of the Golden Kite was monitored by Allied forces in Asia.

Promoted to full admiral on June 28, 1905, Emperor Meiji awarded the prince the Order of the Golden Kite (3rd Class) for his service during the Russo-Japanese War.

Shirakawa was posthumously awarded with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers, Order of the Golden Kite 2nd Class, and elevated to the rank of danshaku (baron) under the kazoku peerage system.

However, the process by which Order of the Golden Kite was awarded was very lengthy: it was indeed awarded to military men who had died in service, while the remainder were normally awarded only after the end of a war, for services throughout the conflict.