The pedestrian bridge near Nagareyama Station was deserted, with only one woman walking at the bottom of the stairs

The Shinsengumi is a popular content set in the last days of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Historically, the Shinsengumi was a group that interfered with the Meiji Restoration, which was the beginning of Japan's subsequent development, because they were a group of ronin who worked to suppress the activities of the revolutionaries. But everyone puts that fact aside and enjoys the show, which has become a long-lasting and popular content.

It is no wonder, then, that some local governments are interested in borrowing the power of the Shinsengumi to revitalize their cities. Nagareyama City, which I visited that day, seems to be one of them. In fact, Nagareyama City, where Isami Kondo, the leader of the Shinsengumi, finally set up camp and surrendered, was associated with the city. But documents show that the Shinsengumi entered Nagareyama on April 2, 1868, and that Isami Kondo surrendered to the new government and was captured the following April 3. He was active in Nagareyama for only two days. When I learned this, I was even more surprised than when I learned that Ishikawa Takuboku stayed only 132 days in Hakodate, a city that tried to take advantage of his popularity. Even if it was for the purpose of revitalizing the city, it might be too short a time to take advantage of his popularity.

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