Had he died in Goryokaku, he would have been one of the most popular heros in Japan's history, just like MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune and Masashige KUSUNOKI, and his story would have been handed down from generation to generation.'
「もし彼が五稜郭で死んでいたら、源義経や楠木正成と並んで日本史上の一大ヒーローとして末長く語り伝えられたであろう。」