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And lastly we have Takeda Ayasaburo. He studied Rangaku (Dutch studies/western sciences) and designed the Goryokaku star fort in Hakodate in 1855. The fort is one of only two star fortresses in Japan, and is well known as the site of the last battle of the Boshin War.
I'm sure everyone knows who this is... Commodore Matthew Perry. The American man credited with opening up Japan to the west and stoppped having it be closed! On his 2nd visit to Japan in 1854 he visited Hakodate - one of two ports opened to Americans in the Treaty of Kanagawa.
Ishikawa Takuboku - Famous poet who spent around a year (1907-8) in Hakodate as a substitute teacher & reporter. He loved the place.
He also wrote some of his diaries in romaji so his wife couldn't read them :P
Next is Enomoto Takeaki. Samurai & admiral of the Tokugawa navy in Bakumatsu Japan. He hoped to create an independent state under the Tokugawa in Hokkaido. When the Ezo republic was founded, he was elected president. Also fought alongside Hijikata in the Battle of Hakodate.
Now the first idol is Hijikata Toshizo. Commander of the Shinsengumi (新選組) special Bakufu police force from 1868–1869. He also attacked & occupied Goryokaku fort, & became Deputy Defence Minister of the shortlived Ezo Republic. He was killed in the Battle of Hakodate.
So the whole idea is that each member is a historical figure connected to Hakodate, with the "plot" behind them being that Hokkaido's Hollow Dogu (pictured with them) came to life with a strange power and brought the idols to the present day where they promote tourism to the city
i've just been giving the infernal knowledge that the Hakodate City has created an anime idol project in which they took Matthew C. Perry, the US Navy commodore that forced Japan to open up to trades w/ the West via "open up or we'll fuck you up" tactic and made him into THIS 😭
https://t.co/Ep4ybE2LRM~ Busty Anzu is Back Again with "Work & Play" Plus Animated Omiko-Hakodate Fuck! All Posts NOW LIVE!
[HAKODATE UNIT CARNIVAL - Guilty Kiss] Tsushima Yoshiko(津島善子)
✨Argonavis "Restart" ✨.
Now avaliable on several Korean music streaming services!
Listen to this song that expresses the feelings of the Argonavis members who moved to Tokyo from Hakodate!
Check it out now!
https://t.co/iL0GM7ttP4
#ARGONAVIS
A quick You-Ruby redraw of that one Hakodate Unit Carnival poster because LL never provided a hq image.
And I needed a new set of matching icons with lil sis @unclemimibags , cos they us🥺💗
#lovelive
[HAKODATE UNIT CARNIVAL - Guilty Kiss] Sakurauchi Riko(桜内梨子)