Seki Ranryo (関藍梁)
Ranryo SEKI (May 5, 1805 - September 28, 1863) was a Zeze Domain's Confucian assigned to edohantei (residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo) from 東万木村 (current Aoyagi, Adogawa-cho, Takashima City), Takashima County (Shiga Prefecture), Omi Province (Shiga Prefecture). His name was Ken, he was commonly called as Kenji. Ranryo was his title. He went down to Edo at the age of 13, and entered Shoheiko (a school run by Edo bakufu). And also, he studied under Beian ICHIKAWA.
At the time of the arrival of Commodore Matthew Perry, he accompanied a Confucian of bakufu, Fukusai HAYASHI and dealt with Commodore Perry.