Yamazaki Hatsutaro (山崎初太郎)
Yamazaki Hatsutaro (山崎初太郎; fl. c. 1898 - 1946) was a Japanese travel and cargo agent based in Kobe, Japan. His, firm, the 'Travel Case Office' focused on shipping between Kobe and North American ports, including Hawaii. He was active from at least 1898 to about 1946, when he declared bankruptcy. He worked with various shipping companies, including Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka Shosen Kaisha, Toyo Kisen Kaisha, and Taiheiyo Yusen Kaisha. Hatsutaro is credited with only one map, a large-scale broadsheet guide for Japanese immigrants to America.
AKA: 山崎初太郎
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