The Kaitakushi. or Colonization Commission (1869-1882) built many of the model factories since 1871 in order to exploit the natural resources in Hokkaido. The Sapporo Factory of Industrial Bureau was one of those important factories during that period, and included wood processing mills, smiths, iron manufacture shop, and casting shops etc. In this paper its planning of location, layout and relations between the buildings and the product system have been clarified.
