Mamiya Rinzo
Mamiya Rinzō ( Japanese 間 宮 林 蔵 ; * around 1775 in Kamihirayanagi, Tsukuba-gun , Hitachi Province (today: Kamihirayanagi, Tsukubamirai , Ibaraki Prefecture ); † April 13, 1844 ) was a Japanese navigator and cartographer of the Edo period .
Mamiya is known for researching and mapping Sakhalin . He recognized the island character and was able to prove that Sakhalin has no connection to the Asian mainland due to the Tatar Sound .
In his later life, Mamiya lived underground as an agent of the Tokugawa shogunate .
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- Reinhard Zöllner : History of Japan. From 1800 to the present.
- Brat L. Walker: A History of Japan, 1582-1941: Internal and External Worlds . (review) In: The Journal of Japanese Studies . Volume 30, Number 2, Summer 2004, pp. 515-520
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| SURNAME | Mamiya, Rinzo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 間 宮 林 蔵 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese navigator and cartographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1775 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kamihirayanagi, Tsukuba-gun , Hitachi Province (today: Kamihirayanagi, Tsukubamirai , Ibaraki Prefecture ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 13, 1844 |