Abstract
In 1879, the Kaitakushi (Hokkaido Colonization Board), sent to the Vladivostok district and the Sakhalin Island, Russian empire a technical study group to study the construction of log houses and the petica (Manchurian stove). The Kaitakushi employed workmen from those areas to have them build a school, house, and dormitory of logs in Hokkaido from 1879 to 1881. These buildings had petica. Thus, the Kaitakushi tried to popularize Russian architectural techniques in Hokkaido. This, being the first introduction of the Russian architectural techniques into Japan, is an apparent historical fact. This report introduces the history of the Kaitakushi's policies on the introduction of architectural techniqucs. It also considers the Kaitakushi's intentions, the fact that the introduction of Russian techniques ended in failure, and the reasons.
