Imperial Way Faction

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Imperial Way Faction
皇道派
General Sadao Araki was regarded as the leader and primary philosopher of the Kōdōha.
Also known as	Kōdōha
Foundation	1920s
Dissolved	29 February 1936 (1936-02-29)
Motives	Establishment of a military government
Active regions	Japan
Ideology	Statism Totalitarianism Militarism Imperialism
Notable attacks	February 26 Incident
Opponents	Control Faction

The Kōdōha or Imperial Way Faction (皇道派) was a political faction in the Imperial Japanese Army active in the 1920s and 1930s. The Kōdōha sought to establish a military government that promoted totalitarian, militaristic and aggressive imperialist ideals, and was largely supported by junior officers. The radical Kōdōha rivaled the moderate Tōseiha (Control Faction) for influence in the army until the February 26 Incident in 1936, when it was de facto dissolved and many supporters were disciplined or executed.

The Kōdōha was never an organized political party and had no official standing within the Army, but its ideology and supporters continued to influence Japanese militarism into the late 1930s.^[1]