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== History ==
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
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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