The Hokkaidō Development Commission, sometimes referred to as Hokkaidō Colonization Office or simply the Kaitakushi, was a government agency in early Meiji Japan. Tasked with the administration, econo
Hokkaidō Development Commission Sapporo Main Office (replica) at the Historical Village of Hokkaido; the original, dating to 1873, burned in 1879
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Sapporo Breweries Limited is a Japanese beer brewing company founded in 1876. Sapporo, the oldest brand of beer in Japan, was first brewed in Sapporo, Hokkaido, in 1876 by Seibei Nakagawa. The world h
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…road and railway infrastructure, the opening of coal mines, new farming methods, and a range of other enterprises included those relating to beer (the precursor to the Sapporo Beer Company), fishing, canneries, hemp, sugar, and lumber. The commission also founded Sapporo Agricultural College, now Hokkaido University. Establishing its head…
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