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Ino Tadataka was a late Edo-period surveyor.
After succeeding as a merchant, he moved to Edo at 50 to study astronomy and surveying. From age 55, he began walking across Japan to create the foundation of the Ino Map, covering roughly 40,000 kilometers.
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First Questions
- Who Was Ino Tadataka? The Edo Surveyor Who Restarted His Life at 50 and Walked Japan After 55
- Ino Tadataka Made Simple: An Easy Introduction to the Man Who Mapped Japan
- Why Is Ino Tadataka Famous? A Simple Guide to the Man Who Mapped Japan After 55
Life and Numbers
- Ino Tadataka Timeline: From 1745 to the 1821 Ino Map in Five Periods
- How Old Was Ino Tadataka When He Started Surveying? Age 55, but the Turning Point Was 50
- How Far Did Ino Tadataka Walk? Unpacking the 40,000-Kilometer Number
- When Did Ino Tadataka Live? The Late-Edo Surveyor Who Died 35 Years Before Perry
Surveying and the Ino Map
- How Did Ino Tadataka Survey? Pacing, Bearings, and the Sky
- Ino Tadataka’s Surveying Tools: The Equipment Behind 40,000 Kilometers
- How Accurate Was the Ino Map? Reading It as an Edo-Period Achievement
- How Accurate Was the Ino Map Compared with World Maps of Its Time?
- What Is the Dai-Nihon Enkai Yochi Zenzu? The Formal Name of the Ino Map, Explained
Follow the Journey with Steps
Ino’s story becomes easier to feel when the distance is treated as walking, not just as a number.
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Walk Ino Tadataka's Journey With Your Own Steps
Footscroll turns your daily step count into a quiet journey across a washi-style map of Japan, inspired by Ino Tadataka's survey routes.