Tadataka Inou in Sawara, Chiba: First Cartographer to Complete a Map of Japan Using Western Surveying Techniques

The article highlights Tadataka Inou, born in Sawara (Chiba), who became the first cartographer to complete a map of Japan using Western surveying techniques. It also notes he managed his adopted family’s businesses for much of his life before moving to Edo at age 50 to study astronomy.