nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: According to the entry for July 21, 701 in "Shoku Nihongi" (Chronicle of Japan Continued), ABE no FUSE Omi Miushi received 100 fuko (vassal households allotted to courtier, shrines and temples) for his deed of valor in the war.
Japanese: 阿倍普勢臣御主人がこのときの功績で100戸の封戸を与えられたことが、『続日本紀』大宝元年（701年）7月21日条にある。
English: Abe no Omi was given the rank of Ason on December 15, 684.
Japanese: 天武天皇13年（684年）11月1日、阿倍臣は朝臣の姓を与えられた。
English: During the reign of Emperor Tenmu, he worked as Nagon (Councilor) at Daijokan (Grand Council of State) and had a very important role in politics.
Japanese: 天武天皇の時代には、納言として太政官で働き、政治の枢要にあずかった。
English: However, his first appearance in literature was after the death of Emperor Tenmu, on October 23, 686, when Jikidaisan FUSE Ason Miushi delivered a eulogy as a representative of Daijokan at Emperor Tenmu's funeral.
Japanese: しかし文献上の初見は天武天皇死後の朱鳥元年（686年）9月28日で、この日の天武天皇の葬儀で直大参の布勢朝臣御主人が大政官（太政官）のことを誄した。
English: On January 1, 687 (in old lunar calendar; February 21, 687), while Empress Jito, the Crown Prince (Prince Kusakabe), kugyo (court nobles), and many officials were mourning at the hinkyu (funeral parlor), Nagon FUSE Ason Miushi delivered a eulogy.
Japanese: 翌持統天皇元年（687年）1月1日、皇后（持統天皇）、皇太子（草壁皇子）、公卿、百寮人が殯宮で慟哭したとき、納言の布勢朝臣御主人が誄した。
English: When Emperor Tenmu was buried in Ouchiryo (The Imperial Palace's Mausoleum) on December 11, 688, FUSE Ason Miushi together with OTOMO no Miyuki delivered a eulogy.
Japanese: 持統天皇2年（688年）11月11日、天武天皇が大内陵に葬られたとき、布施朝臣御主人は大伴御行とともに誄した。
English: During the reign of Emperor Jito, Miushi was at the same rank as OTOMO no Miyuki and was directly below the ranks of Takechi no Miko (Prince Takechi) and TAJIHI no Shima.
Japanese: 御主人は持統天皇の代に高市皇子、多治比島に次ぎ、大伴御行と並ぶ地位にあった。
English: On January 2, 690 (in old lunar calendar; February 18, 690), one day after the enthronement of Empress Jito, FUSE Miushi Ason together with TAJIHI no Shima gave a congratulatory address celebrating the enthronement.
Japanese: 持統天皇4年（690年）1月2日、すなわち持統天皇即位の翌日に、布勢御主人朝臣は、丹比島（多治比島）とともに、賀騰極（即位祝賀の言葉）を奏した。
English: He and OTOMO no Miyuki received additional 80 fuko on February 19, 691 and the total number of households under his control grew to 300.
Japanese: 持統天皇5年（691年）1月13日に、大伴御行とともに80の封戸を増し与えられ、前のとあわせて300戸になった。
English: Out of the existing 220 households, 100 were given for his deed of valor in the Jinshin War, but the details of the remaining 120 were unknown.
Japanese: それまであった220戸のうち100戸は壬申の乱のときの功によるものだが、残る120戸はいつのものか不明である。
English: On January 2, 694 (old lunar calendar; February 4, 694), FUSE Ason Miushi and OTOMO no Miyuki were both promoted to the rank of Shokoshi.
Japanese: 持統天皇8年（694年）1月2日に、大伴御行とともに正広肆に位を進めた。
English: From this time on, FUSE Ason Miushi became the head of the Abe clan, and his family name was also represented as Abe.
Japanese: 布勢朝臣御主人は、これによって阿倍氏の氏上になり、氏の名も阿倍と記されるようになった。
English: Interestingly, up to this moment, Miushi was not the head of the Abe clan although he was the top of the branch families.
Japanese: 逆に言うと、このときまで御主人は同族中の最高位であったにもかかわらず、氏上ではなかったことになる。
English: After the death of Takechi no Miko in 696, Udaijin TAJIHI no Shima was assigned to the top position in Giseikan under the reign of Emperor Monmu.
Japanese: 高市皇子が持統天皇10年（696年）に死んでから、右大臣多治比島が文武天皇の下での議政官の首座となった。
English: After both TAJIHI no Shima and OTOMO no Miyuki died in 701, ABE no Miushi had dominated Daijokan as Udaijin for two years.
Japanese: 701年には両人の死によって右大臣として2年間太政官の頂点に立った。
English: ABE no Miushi and OTOMO no Miyuki were promoted to the rank of shokosan (the sixth grade of shoko rank for vassals of the forty-eight grades of cap rank) on October 12, 700.
Japanese: 文武天皇4年（700年）8月22日に、大伴御行とともに正広参に上がった。
English: However, unlike FUNE no Hatamasa of Inaba-no-kuni-no-kami (Governor of Inaba Province) and NURIBE no Michimaro of Totomi no kuni no kami (Governor of Totomi Province) who were also awarded, ABE no Miushi and OTOMO no Miyuki had no province to govern.
Japanese: しかし、他の二人、因幡国守の船秦勝と遠江国守の漆部道麻呂と異なり、御主人と御行には任地の国名がない。
English: FUSE Ason Miushi was promoted to Chunagon (Middle Counselor), Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) on February 21, 701.
Japanese: 大宝元年（701年）1月5日に、布勢朝臣御主人は中納言、従三位になった。
English: OTOMO no Miyuki, who climbed the ranks together with ABE no Miushi up to this point, was promoted to Dainagon (Major Counselor) and placed one rank above ABE no Miushi; however, OTOMO no Miyuki died on March 3.
Japanese: これまでずっと並んできた大伴御行はこの日に大納言となり、一段上に出たが、1月15日に死んだ。
English: ABE no Ason Miushi was promoted to Dainagon on May 7, and further promoted to Udaijin and Junii (Junior Second Rank) on the same day.
Japanese: 3月21日に阿倍朝臣御主人は大納言になり、同日に右大臣、従二位に進んだ。
English: "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan) did not mention the promotions on February 21, but did describe the death of Dainagon Shokosan OTOMO no Miyuki March 3.
Japanese: 『日本書紀』は1月5日の任官には触れず、15日の大納言正広参大伴御行の死亡記事を載せる。
English: The Chronicles described that when the new official court ranks based on the Taiho-ryo (Taiho Code) was put into effect on May 7, Udaijin TAJIHI no Shima was assigned to Sadaijin and Dainagon Shokosan Miushi was assigned to Udaijin.
Japanese: その後、3月21日に大宝令にもとづく官位が施行されたときに、右大臣の多治比島が左大臣に、大納言正広参の御主人が右大臣に任命されたとする。
English: The 100 fuko given for his deed of valor in the Jinshin War was certified as Chudai on September 2 of the same year; this meant that Miushi's children were allowed to inherit one fourth of the 100 fuko.
Japanese: 同じ年の7月21日、壬申の年の活躍によって与えられた100戸の封戸の功が中第と評価され、4分の1を子に伝えることが許された。
English: TAJIHI no Shima died on the same day and his Sadaijin post became vacant; as a result, Udaijin Miushi became the top of all the vassals.
Japanese: この日に多治比島が死ぬと左大臣は空席となり、右大臣の御主人が臣下の最高位になった。
English: Imperial Prince Osakabe, also known as Osakabe no Miko (Prince Osakabe), was assigned to Daijodaijin (Grand Minister) in January 703, Miushi's rank became second to that of Imperial Prince Osakabe.
Japanese: 大宝3年（703年）1月に刑部親王（忍壁皇子）が太政大臣になると、御主人の地位はそれに次ぐものとなった。
English: 672 at age 37,.ABE no FUSE Omi Miushi distinguished himself in the Jinshin War.
Japanese: 天武天皇元年（672年）、37歳、阿倍普勢臣御主人が壬申の乱で功を立てた。
English: Jikidaisan FUSE Ason Miushi delivered a eulogy as a representative of Daijokan at Emperor Tenmu's funeral.
Japanese: 天武天皇の葬儀で直大参布勢朝臣御主人が大政官（太政官）の事を誄した。
English: FUSE Ason Miushi was promoted to the rank of Shokoshi and became the head of his clan with additional fuko of 200 households which made the total number of households reach 500.
Japanese: 布勢朝臣御主人が正広肆に位を進め、氏上とされ、封戸に200戸を増して500戸とした。
English: One fourth of 100 fuko owned by Udaijin Junii ABE no Ason Miushi was passed onto his child, ABE no Hironiwa.
Japanese: 右大臣従二位阿倍朝臣御主人の功封100戸の4分の1が子の阿倍広庭に伝えられた。
English: He was the eldest son of TAIRA no Yoshikane, his younger brother was TAIRA no Kintsura and his children were TAIRA no Muneaki, TAIRA no Munenari, and TAIRA no Muneyori.
Japanese: 平良兼の長子で、弟に平公連、平公元らがあり、子に平致秋、平致成、平致頼らがある。
English: His father Yoshikane often fought with his cousin TAIRA no Masakado, and when he beat Masakado and captured and abducted Masakado's wife and children to Shimousa province, Kinmasa and his elder brother Kintsura let them go to Masakado.
Japanese: 父良兼らが従兄弟の、平将門と度々争い、勝利して将門の妻子を捕らえ上総に拉致すると、弟の公連と共にこれを将門の許に逃がしたとされる。
English: Since he and his father were to be searched and caputured on the order of Kanpu, the official document issued by the Imperial court according to Kadomasa's complaint, they seem to have had a fight with Masakado frequently, however, when the father died in June 939, he became neutral by keeping his distance from TAIRA no Sadamori, who was in conflict with Masakado.
Japanese: 承平7年（937年）に将門の訴状により朝廷から下された追捕の官符で父らと共に対象になっている為、この頃は父と共に将門と争っていたと見られるが、天慶2年（939年）6月に父が病死すると、将門と対立する平貞盛らとは距離を置いて中立的立場になったといわれている。
English: When Masakado called himself the 'new emperor' and caused a insurrection in January, on February 29, 940 Kinmasa became one of the eight Kokushi (provincial governor) of Togoku (the eastern part of Japan) who were assigned to divert Masakado, and after the Taira no Masakado Rebellion was suppressed, he became the Kokushi of Awa Province.
Japanese: 12月に将門が「新皇」を自称し叛乱をおこすと、翌天慶3年（940年）1月14日、将門の牽制の為に任命された8人（坂東8ヶ国）の東国国司の一人となり、将門の乱の鎮圧後に安房国国司となった。
English: In 942, he became the Governor of Musashi Province as a successor of FUJIWARA no Hidesato and he is known to have rebuilt Kinryuzan Senso-ji Temple in Musashi Province, which was devastated by the Taira no Masakado Rebellion.
Japanese: 天慶5年（942年）藤原秀郷の後任として武蔵国守となり、将門の乱によって荒廃していた武蔵国・金龍山浅草寺を再建したことで知られる。
English: Moreover, it is said that on March 18, 945, Kannon (Deity of Mercy) stood by Kinmasa's bed and said 'if you eat the blue, red, and black seaweeds available off this island, you will be healthy, fortunate, and earn Buddhahood in after life.'
Japanese: また、天慶八年（945年）の3月18日に公雅の枕元に観音様が立ち「この沖合に生ずる青、赤、黒三通りの海草を食すれば、無病開運、来世は必ず仏果を得べし。」と告げた。
English: So after Kinmasa gathered and ate those seaweeds, he found that they were tasty and healthy so he said 'it is a teaching (which is pronounced in Japanese as 'nori') by kannon so it should be called "Asakusa nori" (Porphyra tenera).'
Japanese: よって、教えの通りにそれらの海草を集めて食してみたところ、非常に美味しくて体にも良いことから「観音様の法（のり、教え）だから『アサクサノリ』だ」と評判になった。
English: Haruo TSUCHIMIKADO (June 28, 1827 to November 9, 1869) was a Kugyo (high court noble) at the end of shogunate period and he was in reality the last headmaster of the Abe family's Onmyodo (way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements).
Japanese: 土御門晴雄（つちみかどはるお/はれお/はれたけ、文政10年6月5日(旧暦)（1827年6月28日）-明治2年10月6日(旧暦)（1869年11月9日））は、幕末の公卿で阿倍氏陰陽道の事実上の最後の当主。
English: In 1833, he was appointed Jugoinojo (Junior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade) and in 1839, he reached the manhood and became a Jugoinojo Daizen no daibu (Master of the Palace Table).
Japanese: 天保4年（1833年）に従五位上に叙されて、同10年（1839年）に元服して従五位上大膳大夫。
English: In 1855, he became Shoshiinoge (Senior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade), and in 1858, he participated in the Teishin 88-kyo Ressan Jiken (Incident of Demonstration by 88 Courtiers).
Japanese: 安政2年（1855年）には正四位下となり、安政5年（1858年）の廷臣八十八卿列参事件に参加する。
English: During the inauguration ceremony of the 14th seii taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians") of the Edo Shogunate Iemochi TOKUGAWA held on December 1 of the same year, he was sent to the Edo-jo Castle as an envoy with his attendant Nagasachi TAKAKURA.
Japanese: 同年12月1日に行われた江戸幕府14代征夷大将軍徳川家茂の就任式に際して侍従高倉永祐とともに勅使として江戸城に派遣されている。
English: When the Edo Shogunate was collapsed by Meiji Restoration, he appealed to the new government to urge the abolition of the astronomical officials of the old shogunate.
Japanese: 明治維新によって江戸幕府が崩壊すると、新政府に働きかけて旧幕府の天文方を廃止に追い込んだ。
English: Not only did he succeed in grasping the authority in making and announcing the calendar, he also succeeded in making Onmyoryo (a government office that had jurisdiction over calendar preparation, astronomy, divination, etc.) seize the jurisdiction over measurements and astronomy.
Japanese: 編暦・頒暦といった暦の権限のみならず、測量・天文などの管轄権を陰陽寮が掌握する事に成功する。
English: Within the new government at that time, the concern about astronomy or calendars, which was not related directly to 'wealthy nation and strong army' and 'encouragement of new industries', was extremely low.
Japanese: 当時の新政府の中においては、富国強兵や殖産興業に直接つながらない天文学や暦法に関する関心が極端に低かったのである。
English: In addition, objecting the introduction of the solar calendar by the western scholars, he proposed to continue the use of the lumar-solar calendar by revising Tenpo reki (Tenpo calendar).
Japanese: 更に洋学者の間で高まりつつあった太陽暦導入に反対して、天保暦を改暦して太陰太陽暦の継続を図るように提案した。
English: However, on the contrary, the low degree of the concern of the new government did harm this time, and the revision of the calendar was not accepted.
Japanese: しかし、今度は逆に新政府の関心の低さが災いして、改暦は見送られる事になった。
English: In addition, even within the new government, some people started to point out the risk associated with the fact that astronomy and measurements, which were indispensable to smooth operations of the army and the navy, were controlled by the old Onmyoryo, and others pointed out that unscientific Onmyodo might become an obstacle to the introduction of modern science into Japan.
Japanese: 更に新政府内部でも陸海軍の円滑な運営に欠かせない天文や測量が古い陰陽寮に縛られる事への危惧や、非科学的な陰陽道が日本の近代科学導入の障害になる事が指摘されるようになった。
English: In 1870, the next year of Haruo's death, the new government resolutely carried out the dismantlement of Onmyoryo.
Japanese: 新政府は晴雄の死の翌年の明治3年（1870年）、陰陽寮の解体を断行するのである。
English: HATA no Yakuni (the date of birth unknown - died on April 26, 686) was a historical figure lived during Japan's Asuka Period.
Japanese: 羽田矢国（はたのやくに、生年不明-朱鳥元年（686年）3月25日没）は、日本の飛鳥時代の人物である。
English: In the Jinshin War of 672, he changed sides to support Oama no Miko (Prince Oama, later Emperor Tenmu) and led the troop on a northern route along Lake Biwa to take over the Mionoki Castle.
Japanese: 672年の壬申の乱で大海人皇子（天武天皇）側に寝返り、琵琶湖北回りの軍を率いて三尾城を攻略した。
English: When the Jinshin War broke out, HATA no Yakuni was a shogun of the Omi Imperial Court army among several tens of thousands of soldiers led by YAMABE no Okimi (Prince Yamabe), SOGA no Hatayasu, and KOSE no Hito.
Japanese: 壬申の乱が勃発したとき、羽田矢国は近江の朝廷の軍の将として、山部王、蘇我果安、巨勢比等（巨勢人）が率いた数万の軍の中にあった。
English: This army planned to attack the headquarters of Oama no Miko (Prince Oama) in Fuwa-gun in Mino Province by following a route along the east coast of Lake Biwa.
Japanese: この軍は琵琶湖東岸を進んで美濃国の不破郡にある大海人皇子の本拠を攻撃しようとした。
English: However, Hatayasu and Hito killed YAMABE no Okimi sometime around August 2 and the army halted the advance in confusion.
Japanese: しかし、7月2日頃に果安と比等が山部王を殺したため、混乱して止まった。
English: This was when a shogun of Omi army HATA no Kimi Yakuni and his son HATA no Ushi, followed by other members of Hata family, changed sides to support Oama no Miko.
Japanese: このとき、近江の将軍羽田公矢国とその子羽田大人らは己の族を率いて大海人皇子側に寝返った。
English: It is believed that Yakuni headed north along the east coast of Lake Biwa, blocked the entrance to Koshi Province, then headed south along the west coast of the lake.
Japanese: 矢国は琵琶湖東岸を北進して越国への入り口を押さえてから、西岸を南下したらしい。
English: The location of Sanbi is believed to be present-day Miozato in Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture.
Japanese: この三尾は、現在の滋賀県高島市にある三尾里にあたると推定されている。
English: After the war, on December 31, 672, retainers who made great contributions to the victory were promoted to the ranks of Shosen or higher.
Japanese: 戦後、天武天皇元年（672年）12月4日に、壬申の乱での勲功者の冠位が進められ、小山の位以上が与えられた。
English: On January 8, 684, ISE no O, HATA no Yakuni, O no Honji, and NAKATOMI no Oshima set off on a journey around the country to set boundaries between provinces accompanied by their subordinates including hangan (Judge Magistrate), rokushi (secretaries keeping records), and kosho (engineers).
Japanese: 天武天皇12年（683年）12月13日に、伊勢王、羽田八国、多品治、中臣大島は、判官・録史・工匠といった部下を引き連れて全国を巡り、諸国の境界を定めた。
English: Daibenkan (Major Controller) Jikidaisan HATA no Mahito Yakuni became ill on April 7, 686, and three men were asked to enter the Buddhist priesthood to pray for his illness.
Japanese: 天武天皇15年、すなわち朱鳥元年（686年）の3月6日、大弁官直大参羽田真人八国が病気になったため、僧3人を得度させた。
English: When the Jinshin War broke out, he joined an army with his father as one of tens of thousands of troops led by Yamabe no Okimi (Prince Yamabe), SOGA no Hatayasu and KOSE no Hito (巨勢比等) (also written 巨勢人).
Japanese: 壬申の乱が勃発したとき、父とともに従軍し、山部王、蘇我果安、巨勢比等（巨勢人）が率いた数万の軍の中にあった。
English: Although this army marched along the east coast of Biwa-ko Lake to attack the Prince Oama's headquarters in Fuwa County, Mino Province, it stopped in confusion because Yamabe no Okimi was killed by the other two commanders around August 3.
Japanese: この軍は、琵琶湖東岸を進んで美濃国の不破郡にある大海人皇子の本拠を攻撃しようとしたが、7月2日頃に山部王があとの二人の将に殺されたため混乱して止まった。
English: At that time, Shogun of the Omi Imperial Court, HATA no Kimi Yakuni, and his child, HATA no Ushi, switched to the side of Prince Oama with their own troops.
Japanese: このとき、近江の将軍羽田公矢国とその子羽田大人らは己の族を率いて大海人皇子側に寝返った。
English: Yakuni was ordered to immediately go to Hokuetsu (the north region of Koshi Province), and captured Mionoki Castle on August 23.
Japanese: 矢国は将軍としてただちに北越に行くよう命じられ、7月22日に三尾城を攻略した。
English: Michinobu KONO (1156 - July 6, 1222 was a Japanese military commander in Iyo Province who lived from the end of the Heian period to the beginning of the Kamakura period.
Japanese: 河野通信（こうのみちのぶ、保元元年（1156年）-貞応元年（1223年）5月19日）は平安時代末期から鎌倉時代初期にかけての伊予国の武将。
English: When MINAMOTO no Yoritomo rose an anti-Heishi (anti-Taira clan) army in September 1180, he and his father, Michikiyo, locked themselves in the headquarter castle, Takanawayama-jo Castle in Kazahaya County, Iyo Province (located in present-day Hojo City, Ehime Prefecture), in concert with such rising and expelled mokudai (deputy kokushi, or a deputy provincial governor) of TAIRA no Koremori in 1181.
Japanese: 治承4年（1180年）8月に源頼朝が反平氏の兵を挙げると、それに呼応し治承5年（1181年）に父通清と共に本拠の伊予国風早郡高縄山城（愛媛県北条市）に拠って平維盛の目代を追放した。
English: After that, Michinobu waged guerrilla warfare in the Takanawa Peninsula, and after defeating Seijaku of Bingo Province who was intruding into the area, he defeated Masanao TAGUCHI of Awa Province at the Hishi-jo Castle in Kita County, Iyo Province (located in present-day Ozu City), and gained the initiative.
Japanese: その後通信は高縄半島でゲリラ戦を展開し、進入していた備後国の西寂を倒し、阿波国の田口成直を伊予国喜多郡比志城（大洲市）で撃破して主導権を握った。
English: In March 1185, when MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune came down to the Shikoku region to search and kill Heishi (the Taira clan), Michinobu proceeded to the Yashima Peninsula with leading a warship and presented the ship to Yoshitsune in the Battle of Shido.
Japanese: 文治元年（1185年）2月、源義経が平氏追討のため四国へ下ってくると、通信は軍船を率いて屋島へ赴き、志度合戦で義経に軍船を献上した。
English: In the postwar period, he became gokenin (an immediate vassal of the shogunate in the Kamakura and Muromachi through Edo periods)of the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), and although he was not assigned to shugoshiki (post of provincial constable), he was granted a strong authority to supervise some gokenin (immediate vassals of the shogunate) in Iyo Province.
Japanese: 戦後は鎌倉幕府の御家人となり、守護職は与えられなかったものの、伊予国内の一部の御家人を統括する強い権限を認められた。
English: Although he took the Retired Emperor Gotoba's side in the Jokyu War in 1221, Michinobu returned to his territory with Michimasa when the Retired Emperor side was defeated, and they continued resistance by confining themselves in Takanawayama-jo Castle.
Japanese: 通信は承久3年（1221年）の承久の乱で後鳥羽天皇方につくが、上皇方が敗北すると通政と共に領地へ戻り、高縄山城に籠もって反抗を続けた。
English: After they captured, Michinobu was exiled to Esashi County, Mutsu Province, and Michimasa was slashed to death, and then, many of the territories were forfeited.
Japanese: 捕虜となって陸奥国江刺に流罪となり、通政は斬られ、所領の多くは没収された。
English: Michinobu died in 1222 at Gokuraku-ji Temple of Mt. Kunimi located in Inase, Esashi County (present-day Inase-cho, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture).
Japanese: 江刺郡稲瀬（現在の岩手県北上市稲瀬町）にある国見山極楽寺で貞応元年（1223年）に死去した。
English: This graveyard was found out from an illustration showing that Michinobu's grandson, Ippen, held the memorial service at his grandfather's grave in 1280 which was contained in 'Ippen shonin eden' (Illustrated Biography of the Monk Ippen), a picture scroll showing Ippen's travel all over Japan.
Japanese: 孫にあたる一遍が全国を遊行した様子を描いた絵巻物である「一遍上人絵伝」に、弘安3年（1280年）に祖父の墓で供養を行う様子が描かれていることが、この墓所を発見する手がかりになった。
English: Although the head family of the Kono clan barely survived due to succession by his son, Michihisa KONO, who solely took the side of Kamakura bakufu, its influence in Iyo Province weakened afterwards.
Japanese: 河野氏本家はひとり鎌倉幕府方に付いた子の河野通久によって辛うじて続くこととなったが、以後伊予国内での影響力が低下することとなった。
English: Benzo YODA (June 21, 1853 - December 12, 1925) was a Japanese Hokkaido pioneer.
Japanese: 依田勉三（よだべんぞう、嘉永6年5月15日(旧暦)（1853年6月21日）-大正14年（1925年）12月12日）は日本の北海道開拓者。
English: The Yoda Family, descended from the Takeda clan of Kai Province, was a wealthy farmer's family in Osawa-mura Village, Naka-gun County, Izu Province (present-day Matsuzaki-cho, Kamo-gun County, Shizuoka Prefecture), and Benzo was born as the third-born son of Zenemon.
Japanese: 依田家は甲斐国武田氏の流れを汲む伊豆国那賀郡大沢村（現：賀茂郡(静岡県）松崎町）の豪農で、勉三は善右衛門の三男として生まれた。
English: He lost his mother at the age of 12 and his father at the age of 14, and therefore, his elder brother, Sajibei YODA, succeeded the family head.
Japanese: 12歳で母が、後を追うように14歳のときに父が逝去し兄の依田佐二平が後を継ぐ。
English: He learned at a private school 'Sanyo juku' managed by Sanyo TSUCHIYA in Matsuzaki-cho, Izu, along with his older brother, then went to Tokyo at the age of 19 to learn at Eigaku juku (a private school of English language and literature) managed by Hugh WADDELL (1840-1901) who was a missionary and doctor from Scotland, at which school he met Jutaro SUZUKI and Masaru WATANABE, who were to become his fellow pioneers.
Japanese: 兄とともに伊豆の松崎町にある土屋三余の私塾「三余塾」に学び、19歳の時に上京しスコットランド出身の宣教師・医師ヒュー・ワデル（1840-1901）の英学塾に学び後に開拓の同志となる鈴木銃太郎・渡辺勝と知り合う。
English: After that, he went on to Keio Gijuku, but due to stomach disorder and beriberi, he left school before graduation and went back to his hometown.
Japanese: その後慶應義塾に進むが胃病と脚気のため2年在学の後中退し郷里に帰る。
English: In 1879, he invited Masaru WATANABE for the position of vice principal of a Yogakko (School of Western Studies) advocated by his older brother Sajibei, then opened the school under the name of Shiritsu Toyo Gakko (Toyo Private School) on January 15.
Japanese: 明治12年（1879年）に兄・佐二平が提唱した洋学校に渡辺勝を招き教頭とし1月15日に私立豆陽学校として開校した。
English: This school later was renamed to Gunritsu Chugaku Toyo Gakko (Toyo Kamo-County Secondary School), and renamed again to Shizuoka Prefectural Shimoda-kita High School in April 1949.
Japanese: この学校は後に郡立中学豆陽学校と名称を変更した後昭和24年（1949年）4月に静岡県立下田北高等学校となる。
English: Benzo who had arrived in Hokkaido on August 17, 1881, went on an investigation trip leaving Hakodate for Iburi, and once coming back to Hakodate, he left again for Nemuro to survey the coastal areas of Kushiro-no-kuni Province, Tokachi-no-kuni Province and Hidaka-no-kuni Province, thereafter coming back to the starting point via Tomakomai and Sapporo City.
Japanese: 明治14年（1881年）8月17日に北海道に渡った勉三は函館から胆振、函館に戻り根室に向かい釧路国・十勝国・日高国の沿岸部を調査し、苫小牧・札幌市を経て帰途につく。
English: In 1882, he founded a company named Banseisha in his hometown Shizuoka along with Sajibei YODA, Sono YODA and Zengo YODA, who all, including Benzo himself, became the co-founders of the company, with a capital of fifty thousand yen.
Japanese: 明治15年（1882年）には郷里の静岡で依田佐二平・依田園・依田善吾と勉三を発起人に、晩成社を設立し資本金を5万円とした。
English: Their goal was to cultivate approximately ten thousand hectares of uncultivated land obtained as a grant from the government without compensation.
Japanese: 政府から未開地一万町歩を無償で払い下げを受け開墾しようというのである。
English: He left for Hokkaido from Yokohama Port along with a school friend Jutaro SUZUKI, then applied for permission for cultivation at Sapporo Prefectural Government Office and left for Tokachi.
Japanese: 学友の鈴木銃太郎と共に横浜港から北海道に向かい札幌県庁にて開墾の許可を願い十勝に向かった。
English: On July 16, they determined Shimo-Obihiro Village (present-day Obihiro City), Kasai-gun County, Tokachi-no-kuni Province as a candidate site for cultivation, then Benzo went back to his hometown, leaving Suzuki behind in Obihiro.
Japanese: 7月16日に十勝国河西郡下帯広村（帯広市）を開墾予定地と定め鈴木は帯広に残り勉三は帰国した。
English: The party which had arrived at Hakodate on April 14 was divided into two groups to take a sea route and a land route and left for Obihiro, then arrived at Obihiro just a month later: on May 14.
Japanese: 4月14日函館に着いた一行は海陸二手に分かれ帯広に向かい、1ヶ月後の5月14日に帯広に到着した。
English: The party that had settled in Obihiro in 1883, was firstly attacked by wildfire caused by deer hunting, then by locust army.
Japanese: 明治16年帯広に入った一行をまず鹿猟の野火が襲い、次にイナゴの大群が襲った。
English: They attempted to produce food by planting foxtail millet seeds, but broken weather and pest damage due to rabbits, rats and birds brought them almost nothing in the harvest.
Japanese: 食糧としてアワを蒔き付けするも天候の不順やウサギ・ネズミ・鳥の被害に遭い殆ど収穫できなかった。
English: Again in 1884, the bad weather continued and delayed their cultivation, and the feeling of despair spread among the pioneers.
Japanese: 明治17年もまた、天候が優れず開墾は遅々として進まず、開拓団の間に絶望が広まっていた。
English: Benzo stored a year's worth of rice in Otsu (present-day Toyokoro-cho), but it was difficult to transport it to Obihiro.
Japanese: 勉三は米一年分を大津（現在の豊頃町）に貯蔵したが帯広への輸送が困難な状況であった。
English: To overcome food shortage, he ran a livestock farm in Oikamanai, Tobui-mura Village, Tobui-gun County (present-day Taiki-cho, Hiroo County).
Japanese: 食糧不足を打開するため、当縁郡当縁村生花苗（おいかまない、現在の広尾郡大樹町）に主畜農業を経営する。
English: He also studied potato starch and attempted mechanization of farming, but nothing succeeded, and the number of immigrants decreased to only three households.
Japanese: ジャガイモデンプンを研究し、農耕の機械化を試みるが何れも上手く行かず、当初の移民は3戸にまで減少した。