■53 years, residents who loved Akasaka

Katsu Kaishu was born in poverty bannerman the house of 40 bales border in Shenzhen. The move to Akasaka at the time of the 24-year-old for the Dutch studies training, live beside Akasaka 3-chome of training (now), I've been teaching the Dutch studies to open the "dispelled cram school". Pacific Ocean I achieved a cross in Kanrin Maru learn navigation in Nagasaki Naval Training Center. This is the time to move to the mansion of Sakashita Hikawa. This mansion is where Sakamoto Ryoma to visit in prepared to kill the Kaishu is the opening of the country theorists, it has become a disciple of Kaishu on the spot is persuaded to reverse. In that era shogunate to adversely deployment, Kaishu is warship magistrate and Army magistrate, Army president, he was appointed to key positions of shogunate such as military president, approaching the government forces Edo, when called Edo decisive battle, in prepared to Edo of scorched earth policy, prosperity and to negotiate Saigo, it was realized the bloodless surrender of Edo Castle. After the Meiji Restoration councilor, Navy Sir, it served the Privy Council adviser, it is Jose to Earl, his later years were spent until it died at the age of 77 at the mansion of Akasaka 6-chome (now).

■Minister of Finance when he fell to Kyodan of 2.26 incidents

Born in the child of Sendai samurai, and admission to Yokohama Eigaku cram school at a cost of Sendai Domain at the age of 10. And studying in the United States at the age of 13, but the English can not understand, it would be to sign the documents buying and selling as slaves, now to be forced to work as slaves in the cowboys and vineyards. After returning home, and then he joined the Ministry of Education, taught English at Kyoritsu school as an English teacher (now open high school), we have became the first principal after. Joined by the Bank of Japan in 1892, after six years he was appointed Vice President. As Vice President of the Bank of Japan during the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905 years) war, I will go to the public offering of war bonds to foreign countries. It is possible to be a war procured from British banker, was led to the Russo-Japanese war to victory. In addition, during the Depression of Showa, we aim to reduction of military budget as Finance Minister, in the 2.26 incident of 1936 invited the antipathy from the army (1936), and was killed in a young officer in the Akasaka mansion. The mansion trace is donated to the city of Tokyo, and is open as Korekiyo Takahashi Okina Memorial Park.