Sasaki Takeo (Japanese: 佐々木 武雄 Sasaki Takeo) is a World War II Japanese navy pilot and Siesta's great-grandfather.
Sasaki came to Tarbes during World War II on a Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighter aircraft, which the local inhabitants called the Dragon's Raiment. After failing to fly the aircraft, he finally settled down in Tarbes and paid a noble to preserve the aircraft.[1] He left a will leaving whoever that could read his tombstone with the Zero fighter. Siesta's father wished for Hiraga Saito to settle in Tarbes because he was from the same country as Sasaki.[2]
Sasaki passed down a recipe for yosenabe, now a specialty in Tarbes, to Siesta.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Founder's Prayer Book (Volume 3), Chapter 6
- ↑ The Founder's Prayer Book (Volume 3), Chapter 7