Yūfutsu

Yūfutsu was a center of trade with the Ainu on the Pacific side of Ezo. Ships called at its port, and a route across the island connected it with the Sea of Japan. In 1799 the shogunate took direct control of eastern Ezo and converted the trading house into an administrative post. Hachiōji guards arrived in 1800 to cultivate land and provide defense, and the post was rebuilt at a new site in 1804.