Isaniwa Yukiya (伊佐庭如矢, Isaniwa Yukiya) (1828–1907) was the first mayor of Dogo Yunomachi (道後湯之町) which is famous for Dōgo Onsen. He made today's Dōgo Onsen while he was the mayor. He thought the tourism era would come in the future, so he made a plan to make the city into a resort city.
Source: “Isaniwa Yukiya”, English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), excerpt
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