History of Hokkaido Development II Prison labor (Days 15 to 21 train journey around Japan)

In the second part of the history of Hokkaido development, we will introduce prison labor.
In Hokkaido, where there was a shortage of finances and workers, there was a rush to develop Hokkaido, and prisoners were used as labor, resulting in many casualties.
Hokkaido's infrastructure developed rapidly through harsh and miserable labor, which led to the construction of roads, bridges, tunnels, and the development of mines.
This time, we will introduce the prison labor that was practiced during the Meiji era, while looking at the five district magistrates in Hokkaido.
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table of contents
0:00 Intro
1:36 Historical background of prison labor in Hokkaido
3:04 The situation of the Meiji government
4:44 Prisoner labor: Prison development that laid the foundation for the development of soldiers and settlers
9:11 Director Shuji Kabato Difficulty in digging roads in Hokkaido, swarms of mosquitoes
11:46 Shuji Sorachi Superintendent The misery of coal mining
14:26 Kushiro Shuji Superintendent The misery of sulfur mining
16:11 Abashiri Prisoners Office Central road excavation known as the most severe rush construction
19:08 Obihiro Outer Office
20:53 Prisoner Road (overview)
21:23 Beriberi, food shortages, and frostbite
23:05 Prison guard's hardships
24:32 End of prison labor and transition to octopus room labor
25:17 Source
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