was a soldier in the Imperial Japanese Army, memorialized by the Memorial Statue of the Hakkà Âda Death March in Aomori, Japan.
In January 1902, 210 soldiers in the 5th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion became trapped on the Hakkà Âda Mountains; this was the start of the Hakkà Âda Mountains disaster. Search parties discovered Gotà Â. The discovery led to the rescue of the other soldiers. His arms and legs were amputated as a result of frostbite.
After the incident, he retired from the army, returned to his hometown, became a member of the village assembly, and later died from a cerebral hemorrhage.
In Jirà  Nitta's Death March on Mount Hakkà Âda: A Documentary Novel, a semi-fictional account of the disaster, Gotà  is portrayed by the character Corporal Età Â.