Eien no Nispa

Takeshiro Matsuura was a Japanese explorer who was the first person to document the inner reaches of what is now known as Hokkaido. He explored the area extensively during the mid 19th century and created a map of the island that included parts which had been ignored by earlier cartographers. He visited Ainu communities and compiled records of the large numbers of the population who had been conscripted for forced labor far from their homes. Matsuura suggested the name Hokkaido for the area

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  Jun Matsumoto

  Matsuura Takeshiro
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  Kyoko Fukada

  Lyce of Ainu
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  Takashi Ukaji

  Ekashi
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  Yosuke Eguchi

  Okubo Toshimichi
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  Fumiyo Kohinata

  Nabeshima Naomasa
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  Masanori Ishii

  Horii Izumonokami
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  Toshio Kakei

  Abe Masahiro
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  Masahiko Nishimura

  Sajima Kageyu
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  Ayumu Saito

  Minatoya Hikobe
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  Saburo Ishikura

  Shindo Sashichiro