Yuji Kitamura

Japanese: 北村雄治 - きたむらゆうじ

1871-1903 A pioneer of the Meiji period.
Born in 1871. A sake brewer from Yamanashi Prefecture. In 1893, he was granted a lease of about 480 hectares of land along the Ishikari River in Iwamizawa Village, Sorachi County, Hokkaido, and settled there. He fell ill midway through the settlement, but his younger brother, Kitamura Tsutomu, took over the development and built a farm with over 120 households. In 1900, the area was separated from Iwamizawa Village to become Kitamura, an independent village. He died on August 7, 1903, at the age of 33.

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Japanese:

1871－1903　明治時代の開拓者。
明治4年生まれ。山梨県の酒造家。明治26年北海道空知郡岩見沢村の石狩川沿岸約480haの土地の貸し下げをうけ,入植。途中病にたおれたが,開拓は弟の北村黽(つとむ)がひきついで戸数120余の農場にそだて,同地は33年北村として岩見沢村から分村独立した。明治36年8月7日死去。33歳。

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