The land of Ezo is Japan's treasure; one cannot speak of the nation without knowing it.

蝦夷の地は日本の宝なり、これを知らずして国を語るべからず

Matsuura Takeshirō

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Matsuura Takeshirō

Born in 1818 in Japan, Matsuura Takeshiro surveyed Hokkaido six times, producing detailed maps and ethnographic records of the Ainu. He proposed the name Hokkaido to the Meiji government.

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Source: 松浦武四郎紀行集（伝承）Disputed

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