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In 1804, Russian envoy Nikolai Petrovich Rezanov sailed to Nagasaki, where he demanded diplomatic relations and trade with Japan. However, the Shogunate rejected their request. Dissatisfied, the Russians attacked Japanese strategic points of Etorofu Island and Karafuto (Sakhalin Island) in 1806 to 1807, and the shogunate forces there were defeated. The shogunate ordered the Tohoku lords to protect the northern region. Takano Uta Tomoaki was also one of the people ordered to guard Ezochi (Hokkaido). He was samurai in the Sendai domain. In 1808, he was commanded to protect Kunashiri Island. What's unique is that he and his men read waka poems as the Russian threat loomed
