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Goryōkaku was designed in 1855 by Takeda Ayasaburō, a scholar of Dutch. [2] He studied the fortified cities of Europe in the early modern period to design a fort that could protect against battles using guns and cannons.
The rebels occupied Hakodate's famous European-style Goryōkaku fort and used it as the centre of their defences in southern Hokkaido. Government forces defeated the secessionists in the Battle of Hakodate in 1869 and the city and fort were surrendered to emperor.
Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref. *Goryōkaku Site 五稜郭跡 Goryōkaku ato: Hakodate: Goryōkaku Site: 2: 7: Usakumai Sites ウサクマイ遺跡群
Goryōkaku Station (五稜郭駅, Goryōkaku-eki) is a railway station on the Hakodate Main Line and South Hokkaido Railway Line in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, operated by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido) and South Hokkaido Railway Company. The station is named after Goryōkaku fort, located about two kilometers from the station.
The Battle of Hakodate (箱館戦争, Hakodate Sensō) was fought in Japan from December 4, 1868 to June 27, 1869, between the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate army, consolidated into the armed forces of the rebel Ezo Republic, and the armies of the newly formed Imperial government (composed mainly of forces of the Chōshū and the Satsuma domains).
Takeda Ayasaburō (武田 斐三郎, November 4, 1827 - January 28, 1880), was a Japanese Rangaku scholar, and the architect of the fortress of Goryōkaku in Hokkaidō. Takeda was born in the Ōzu Domain (modern-day Ōzu, Ehime) in 1827. He studied medicine, Western sciences (rangaku), navigation, military architecture.
Hijikata Toshizō (土方 歳三, May 31, 1835 – June 20, 1869) was a Japanese swordsman of the Bakumatsu period and Vice-Commander (副長, Fukucho) of the Shinsengumi.As Vice-Commander, he served the Tokugawa Shogunate and co-led his group in its resistance against the imperial rule brought about by the Meiji Restoration.
Kikyō Station is administered by Goryōkaku Station and operated by JR Hakodate Development Co., Ltd. Ordinary tickets, express tickets, and reserved-seat tickets for all JR lines are on sale. Business hours: 7:10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (closed on holidays)