Matsuura Takeshirō Memorial Museum

Matsuura Takeshirō Memorial Museum (松浦武四郎記念館) opened in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, Japan in 1994. It is dedicated to the life and work of local scion and explorer Matsuura Takeshirō, who travelled to Ezo six times at the end of the Edo period, penning many volumes of diaries and producing many maps. The collection includes the Important Cultural Property Materials Relating to Matsuura Takeshirō, an assemblage of some 1,503 items.