2013 Volume 78 Issue 694 Pages 2573-2578
Fishery management in Hokkaido (Ezochi) underwent radical transformation after the foundation of Kaitakushi (Hokkaido Development Bureau) in 1869. Atsuta Basho, which used to be one of the 85 fisheries in Ezochi (Hokkaido) in Edo Era, came to be under the direct control of Kaitakushi, which established its branch office in Oshorkot, making use of old Unjoya, trading house equipped with accommodation for fishermen. Construction of housing facilities for officials started in 1870. Examination of remaining documents enables the schematic reconstruction of Unjoya, which was renamed into Honjin (official inn) in late 1869, and several houses for officials as well as their transformation process. After the abolition of Kaitakushi branch office in 1875, all these official buildings were to be demolished, reused as a temple or relocated to another town by government property disposal procedure. This research based on the analysis of old documents and drawings executed by Kaitakushi leads to the clarification of facility and housing planning in Oshorkot and Kotanbet, which started from an indigenous ainu settlement, at the early phase of Kaitakushi rule.
