Nemuro

Nemuro lies on a peninsula at the eastern edge of Ezo, facing the northern seas. Ainu inhabitants, Matsumae officials and merchants shared this remote trading place when a Russian ship arrived in 1792. Its commander, Adam Laxman, brought back Japanese castaways, including Daikokuya Kōdayū, and sought to open trade. With winter approaching, his party built quarters ashore and remained for eight months. Negotiations followed at Matsumae, while the visitors surveyed the harbor and gathered information about the region.