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Rokkenjima was once called '''Azukishima''' (a mispronunciation of '''Akujikishima'''), and was said to have been the home to many evil spirits until a traveling monk expelled them from the island by way of a shrine. The patriarch of the Ushiromiya family, Kinzo Ushiromiya, resides on the island with his eldest son [[Krauss Ushiromiya|Krauss]] and Krauss's immediate family. The rest of the Ushiromiya family visits the island once a year for an annual family meeting. |
Rokkenjima was once called '''Azukishima''' (a mispronunciation of '''Akujikishima'''), and was said to have been the home to many evil spirits until a traveling monk expelled them from the island by way of a shrine. The patriarch of the Ushiromiya family, Kinzo Ushiromiya, resides on the island with his eldest son [[Krauss Ushiromiya|Krauss]] and Krauss's immediate family. The rest of the Ushiromiya family visits the island once a year for an annual family meeting. |
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''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'' focuses on the events of the 1986 family conference which became known as the [[Rokkenjima massacre]]. |
''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'' focuses on the events of the 1986 family conference which became known as the [[Rokkenjima massacre]]. |
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== History == |
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Rokkenjima was used in [[w:World War II|World War II]] as a military base for the Japanese army. It was meant to serve as a launching point for the navy's [[w:Kaiten|Kaiten torpedoes]], but was never supplied with them due to the nation's poor financial state, and eventually forgotten by the military command. In 1944, [[Kinzo Ushiromiya]] was stationed on the island as a soldier when the island came into contact with a submarine containing soldiers from the [[w:Italian Social Republic|Italian Social Republic]]. It is during this incident where he met [[Beatrice Castiglioni]] and uncovered ten tons of gold. A gunfight eventually broke out between the Japanese and Italians over the possession of the gold, leaving Kinzo and Beatrice as the only survivors. |
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The island was then purchased by Kinzo from the Tokyo metropolis utilizing his connections with the [[w:Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers|GHQ]]. It was acquired under the pretext of establishing a military base, but then converted into Kinzo's own personal island. The island was then developed, with the [[Ushiromiya Main Building|mansion]] constructed in 1952. Kinzo's wife and children moved onto the island with him, and the residence of the island eventually shifted to [[Krauss Ushiromiya|Krauss's]] family. |
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After the [[Rokkenjima massacre]], the island was repossessed by the Tokyo Metropolis and sealed off from the public. |
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== Known Residents == |
== Known Residents == |