Saburosuke NAKAJIMA, he'd opened Japan nation to global. Then he'd managed Western ships in Japan from Uraga, for example, Ho-o-Maru. But his aiming was ended to failure because unmatched economics between Japan and U.S. caused to old shogunate destroying by new government such as Tosa Country. If these ships were alive, we, Japaneses had rich spirits in Japan.

Special Thanks to Kinuko Wajima, Kaiyo-Maru Center, Esashi, Hokkaido.

[In Hokkaido]Kaiyo-Maru, the ship that lifted himself in the old Hokkaido

Kaiyo-Maru saved in Esashi. Photo presented by KINUKO WAJIMA, Kaiyo-maru center committee member of friends party.
Kaiyo-Maru saved in Esashi. Photo presented by KINUKO WAJIMA, Kaiyo-maru center committee member of friends party.
Made in Netherlands, like Kanrin-Maru. Tokugawa shogunate had bought the Kaiyo-Maru ship at the dealer of there by much money. The old Tokugawa shogunate had sailed with total 8 commanders like Kanrin-Maru ship to Hakodate, in old Hokkaido for the war against the new Japan government. However, the old shogunate had lost a way. HIJIKATA and ENOMOTO had been left in Esashi despite of offense beyond Hakodate, then Kanrin-Maru had been robbed by the new government and Kaiyo-Maru had been sunk by storm(currently, it has been lifted to reform as the museum). After all, also HIJIKATA and NAKAJIMA were martyred, in 1869, Goryokaku had been occupied by the new government and the every old Japanese prototype had lot.

It should be true that they were won the war, old Japanese prototype had changed to the alternative way at all...
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[In Hokkaido]Kaiyo-Maru, the ship that lifted himself in the old Hokkaido
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