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Old 02-04-2023, 11:57 AM   #35
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The Patriots of Tosa (now Kochi) - Tribute to Sakamoto Ryōma

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Sakamoto Ryōma (坂本龍馬, 3 January 1836 – 10 December 1867) was a Japanese samurai, a shishi and influential figure of the Bakumatsu and establishment of the Empire of Japan in the late Edo period.

He was a low-ranking samurai from the Tosa Domain (now Kochi Prefecture) on Shikoku and became an active opponent of the Tokugawa Shogunate after the end of Japan's sakoku isolationist policy. Ryōma under the alias Saitani Umetarō (才谷梅太郎) worked against the Bakufu, the government of the Tokugawa shogunate, and was often hunted by their supporters and the Shinsengumi. Ryōma advocated for democracy, Japanese nationalism, return of power to the Imperial Court, abolition of feudalism, and moderate modernization and industrialization of Japan. Ryōma successfully negotiated the Satchō Alliance between the powerful rival Chōshū and Satsuma domains and united them against the Bakufu. Ryōma was assassinated in December 1867 with his companion Nakaoka Shintarō, shortly before the Boshin War and the Meiji Restoration.


Now Shikoku and Kochi will cheer their heroes/patriots once again, on the baseball field. The spirit of Ryoma will bless the players to fight as true samurais and patriots of Japan.

Kochi Patriots could serve as an expansion franchise, or an existing team for the island of Shikoku.

Logos were borrowed from Princeton Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelhounds.

Jersey was designed with the template of Montreal Expos. Went heavy on pinstripes in the away uniform.

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