Release Date
2019-06-07
Status
Released
Original Title
永遠のニㇱパ 北海道と名付けた男 松浦武四郎
Runtime
1h 25m
Original Language
JA
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
NHK
Overview
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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