THE HISTORICAL RECORDS ABOUT GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN THE ARCHIVES OF HOKKAIDO

Abstract

This report surveys 46 historical records relevant to government buildings in the Archives of Hokkaido and reports those contents. The historical records are dated from 1880 to 1968 excluding the period between 1886 and 1899. They contain floor plans of district offices, branch offices, called Shicho, and town and village offices as well as the former town and village offices, Kocho-yakuba in the early Meiji era. There are also documents for the building application to the upper organizations by those local governments. The records don’t cover the districts all over and lack the overall information about buildings except floor plans.