IWAMOTO Chizuna

Date of Birth and Death
1858 - 1920
Birthplace (modern name)
Kochi
Occupation, Status
Others

Description

An international businessman in the Meiji and Taisho era. In 1879 he graduated from the Military Academy. He was dismissed from his post as a first lieutenant for his involvement in the Freedom and People's Rights Movement in 1887. In 1925 he moved to Siam (now Thailand) and worked on immigration issues and agricultural development, contributing to improving the Japan-Siam relationship. His notable works include Shamu Raosu Betonamu Sankoku Tanken-Jikki (The Actual Description of the Exploration of the Three Countries of Siam, Laos, and Vietnam) and Sankoku Tanken Nikki (Diary on the Exploration of Three countries).

Publications

National Diet Library's collections

SNS

IWAMOTO Chizuna

  • Portrait of IWAMOTO Chizuna1