Takeshiro Matsuura Statue

Facing the sea.

Original Text

A statue of Takeshiro Matsuura who devoted himself to the development of Hokkaido. It stands facing the Sea of Japan. The dusk time is especially good. The parking lot is large and convenient because it is in front of the roadside station.

Eternal Nippa

Original Text

I saw a drama produced by NHK at Eternal Nippa ～ Takeshiro Matsuura ～, a man named Hokkaido, so I stopped by.

Hokkaido

Original Text

A statue and monument of the explorer "Takeshiro Matsuura" at the end of the Edo period, who named "Hokkaido". It is said that a poem from the time he visited Onika was left in the diary.

Takeshiro Matsuura, the name of Hokkaido

Original Text

　Takeshiro Matsuura was a person from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period, and he was a person who explored Hokkaido and Ezo at that time many times and named it "Hokkaido". Therefore, his statues stand in various parts of Hokkaido. This statue of Takeshiro Matsuura was installed in the park across the national highway of Obira Ichibanya, a roadside station in Kodaira Town. Right next to the statue, there was a monument to the poem he composed.

Explorer

Original Text

Perhaps he himself became an immigrant. It seems that he was born in Mie Prefecture, but he conducted a survey of Hokkaido. I imagine he visited the land of Kodaira while interacting with Ainu people. It's in the 140 cm range and small. I'm sure I've been loved. Maps, drawings, and records were one item. I'm interested in what it looks like. This place itself was a very compact place to understand Kodaira with Banya, Road Station, and various explanations. He is the person who named Hokkaido ...