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Takeda AyasaburoTakeda Ayasaburo
Also known as: 武田斐三郎
A late-Edo scholar of Dutch learning and engineer who designed Hakodate's star-shaped fortress, Goryokaku. Drawing on Western fortification techniques, he produced a sturdy bastion-style fort.
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