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
as Matsuura Takeshiro
as Lyce of Ainu
as Ekashi
as Okubo Toshimichi
as Nabeshima Naomasa
as Horii Izumonokami
as Abe Masahiro
as Sajima Kageyu
as Minatoya Hikobe
as Shindo Sashichiro
as Rokunosuke
