Kaiseisha - Kaiseisha

Japanese: 開成社 - かいせいしゃ
Kaiseisha - Kaiseisha

...Since 1767 (Meiwa 4), the area has suffered frequent fires, and the damage caused by the Boshin War was also great. In 1873 (Meiji 6), local merchant Abe Mohei and others organized the Kaiseisha Society and began developing the plateau west of the city, and Kuwano Village was established. This triggered the construction of the Asaka Canal (completed in 1882), a national project to draw water from Lake Inawashiro, and the settlement of Kurume samurai and other former samurai, leading to the development of the plateaus within the basin. ...

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Japanese:

…1767年(明和4)以降しばしば火災にあい,戊辰戦争の被害も大きかった。1873年(明治6)に地元の商人阿部茂兵衛らが開成社を組織し,市街西方にある台地の開拓を始め,桑野村が新設された。これが契機となり,国営事業として猪苗代湖より水を引く安積疎水(1882完成)の開削と,久留米藩士その他の旧士族の入植により,盆地内の諸台地が開拓された。…

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