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An Imperial decree in July 1899 established Otaru as an open port for trading with the United States and the United Kingdom. [3] The city flourished well as the financial and business center in Hokkaido as well as the trade port with Japanese ruled southern Sakhalin until the 1920s. Otaru was redesignated as a city on August 1, 1922.
Otaru Art Base (小樽芸術村, Otaru Geijutsu Mura) is a cluster of five historic buildings repurposed to serve as art museums in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan.Established in 2016 and managed by The Nitori Culture Foundation, the complex comprises the Stained Glass Museum (in the Former Takahashi Warehouse (1923) and Former Arata Trading Company building (1935)), the Former Mitsui Bank Otaru Branch ...
The Otaru City General Museum is a museum established in 1956 (Showa 31) using the former Nippon Yusen Otaru branch in Ironai.Originally established as the Otaru City Museum, it was a museum that focused on the humanities, art and nature; it then moved to the former Otaru Warehouse, (which is now the Canal Museum), in 1985.
Cary was born on October 20, 1921, in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan. He was the son of American missionaries. He moved to the United States after elementary school. He continued his education at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts, and at Amherst College. [1]
The Temiya Line (手宮線, Temiya-sen) was a local freight narrow gauge railroad in Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan, connecting Minami-Otaru Station and Temiya Station.The line was a state-owned enterprise, originally established in the late 19th century to transport coal and marine products, and closed in 1985.
Roughly 18,000 of these Nisei — or second-generation Japanese Americans — soldiers formed the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, which would become the most decorated military unit for its size and ...
Asari Dam (朝里ダム) is a dam in Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan, completed in 1993. [1] It is a Gravity dam of 73.9 m which is currently managed by the Hokkaido Construction Department. The man-made lake which resulted from the construction of the dam is called Otarunai Lake.
Japanese American civil rights leaders and advocates criticized former President Trump for comparing rioters who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to those held in internment camps during ...