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Inō Tadataka
A Japanese surveyor and cartographer from the Edo period who is credited with creating the first modern…
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Hello! My name is Inō Tadataka. I lived a long, long time ago in a beautiful country called Japan. When I was a boy, and even when I was a grown-up, I loved learning new things about the world. It made me so happy to discover how things work.
After I was done with my first job, I wanted to start a big, new adventure. I looked around and wondered, 'What does all of Japan look like put together?' I thought about it and decided I would be the one to find out! I wanted to make a giant, amazing map of my whole country so everyone could see it.
To make my map, I had to walk. And walk, and walk, and walk! I walked all over Japan, from the sandy beaches to the tall mountains. I used special tools to measure the land and looked at the bright stars at night to help me know where I was. It took many years and so many footsteps to gather all the pieces for my map puzzle. Every step was part of my big adventure.
My friends and I finished the map, and it was the first one to show what Japan really looked like! I lived to be 73 years old. Today, people remember me as the man who walked across Japan to create a beautiful and helpful map for everyone.
Inō Tadataka: The Man Who Mapped Japan
Hello! My name is Inō Tadataka. I lived a long, long time ago in a beautiful country called Japan. When I was a boy, and even when I was a grown-up, I loved learning new things about the world. It made me so happy to discover how things work.
After I was done with my first job, I wanted to start a big, new adventure. I looked around and wondered, 'What does all of Japan look like put together?' I thought about it and decided I would be the one to find out! I wanted to make a giant, amazing map of my whole country so everyone could see it.
To make my map, I had to walk. And walk, and walk, and walk! I walked all over Japan, from the sandy beaches to the tall mountains. I used special tools to measure the land and looked at the bright stars at night to help me know where I was. It took many years and so many footsteps to gather all the pieces for my map puzzle. Every step was part of my big adventure.
My friends and I finished the map, and it was the first one to show what Japan really looked like! I lived to be 73 years old. Today, people remember me as the man who walked across Japan to create a beautiful and helpful map for everyone.
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A Japanese surveyor and cartographer from the Edo period who is credited with creating the first modern, accurate map of Japan. He began his life's work after retiring from business at the age of 49.
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