October 22, 1885

Okinawa Representatives Sent on Izumo Maru to Survey Potential for Development

In 1885, the governor of Okinawa sent a group led by Ishizawa Heigo to the Senkaku Islands on the Izumo Maru, a ship owned by Osaka Shosen. The group conducted surveys on potential establishment of harbors and land development. Ishizawa Heigo completed a report on November 4, 1885 (Ref. 1), and the captain of the Izumo Maru, Hayashi Tsurumatsu, on November 2 of the same year. (Ref. 2)

 

 

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Ref.1　： Ishizawa Heigo, "Uotsurishima hoka nito junshi torishirabe gairyaku" (Summary Report of Inspection of Uotsuri Island and Two Other Islands), in Teikoku hanto kankei zakken (Matters Related to Imperial Territory) 1-4-1-7, from the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

Ref.2　：Hayashi Tsurumatsu, "Uotsuri, Kuba, Kumeakashima kaiko hokokusho" (Report of Voyage to Uotsuri Island, Kuba Island, and Kumeakashima Island), in Teikoku hanto kankei zakken (Matters Related to Imperial Territory) 1-4-1-7, from the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.

 

Reference Materials
"Senkaku Retto dai 2 shu" (The Senkaku Islands Second Feature), in Kikan Okinawa (Okinawa Quarterly) 63 (December 31, 1972), pp. 116-119.
Kikan Okinawa is the journal of Nanpo Doho Engokai (Assistance Association for Okinawa and Ogasawara Islands).

 

 

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