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Zeniya Gohei (銭屋五兵衛, 1774-1852) was a Japanese merchant and engineer in the Edo period.

Gohei was born to a family of money-changers in Kaga province.^[1]

Coastal shipping

Gohei was put in charge of developing a coastal shipping fleet (kitamae ships) for the Tokugawa shogunate; and he became very rich from trading,^[1] especially rice and lumber.

Land reclamation project

In the summer of 1851, Gohei attempted a land reclamation project in Kahoku Lake, which is north of Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan. He planned to create rice paddies; but the project failed.^[2]

In mid-1852, a large number of dead fish floated to the surface of the inlet near the worksite; and some local people died after eating the dead fish. Gohei and his family were deemed responsible; and they were imprisoned.^[2] It is likely that these criminal charges were contrived as a subterfuge which enabled the clan to seize his considerable wealth.^[3]

The seventy-eight-year-old Gohei died within three months of his incarceration.^[2]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). "Zeniya Gohei" in Japan encyclopedia, pp. 1071., p. 1071, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.
^ ^a ^b ^c Shimoda, Hiraku. "Bad Sushi or Bad Merchant? The ‘Dead Fish Poisoning Incident’ of 1852," Modern Asian Studies (2001), Vol. 35, pp. 513-531; JSTOR
^ Sansom, George. (1963). A History of Japan, 1615-1867, pp. 214-215., p. 214, at Google Books

References

Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 48943301
Sansom, George Bailey. (1963). A History of Japan, 1615-1867.] Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-0527-1; OCLC 173092834

External links

[nussbaum1071-1] Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric et al. (2005). "Zeniya Gohei" in Japan encyclopedia, pp. 1071., p. 1071, at Google Books; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, see Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File.

[shimoda_abstract-2] Shimoda, Hiraku. "Bad Sushi or Bad Merchant? The ‘Dead Fish Poisoning Incident’ of 1852," Modern Asian Studies (2001), Vol. 35, pp. 513-531; JSTOR

[3] Sansom, George. (1963). A History of Japan, 1615-1867, pp. 214-215., p. 214, at Google Books

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 [[File:Zeniya Gohei.jpg|thumb|right|Zeniya Gohei]]
-'''Zeniya Gohei''' (1773-1852) was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] merchant and engineer.
+{{nihongo|'''Zeniya Gohei'''|銭屋五兵衛||1774-1852}} was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] merchant and engineer in the [[Edo period]].
-Gohei was born to a family of money-changers in [[Kaga province]].<ref name="nussbaum1071">Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005). "Zeniya Gohei" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan encyclopedia,'' pp. 1071.|page=1071}}; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'' [http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File].</ref>
+Gohei was born to a family of money-changers in [[Kaga province]].<ref name="nussbaum1071">Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric ''et al.'' (2005). "Zeniya Gohei" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan encyclopedia,'' pp. 1071.|page=1071}}; n.b., Louis-Frédéric is pseudonym of Louis-Frédéric Nussbaum, ''see'' [https://archive.today/20120524174828/http://dispatch.opac.ddb.de/DB=4.1/PPN?PPN=128842709 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Authority File].</ref>
 ==Coastal shipping==
-Gohei was put in charge of developing a coastal shipping fleet (''kitamae'' ships) for the Tokugawa shogunate; and he became very rich from rice trading.<ref name="nussbaum1071"/>
+Gohei was put in charge of developing a coastal shipping fleet (''kitamae'' ships) for the Tokugawa shogunate; and he became very rich from trading,<ref name="nussbaum1071"/> especially rice and lumber.
 ==Land reclamation project==
-In the summer of 1851, Gohei attempted a land reclamation project in the [[Kahoku District, Ishikawa|Kahoku Lake]], which is south of Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan.  He planned to create rice paddies; but the project failed.<ref name="shimoda_abstract">Shimoda, Hiraku. [http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=79951  "Bad Sushi or Bad Merchant? The ‘Dead Fish Poisoning Incident’ of 1852,"] ''Modern Asian Studies'' (2001), Vol. 35, pp. 513-531; [http://www.jstor.org/pss/313179   JSTOR]</ref>
+In the summer of 1851, Gohei attempted a land reclamation project in [[Kahoku District, Ishikawa|Kahoku Lake]], which is north of Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan.  He planned to create rice paddies; but the project failed.<ref name="shimoda_abstract">Shimoda, Hiraku. [http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=79951  "Bad Sushi or Bad Merchant? The ‘Dead Fish Poisoning Incident’ of 1852,"] ''Modern Asian Studies'' (2001), Vol. 35, pp. 513-531; [https://www.jstor.org/pss/313179 JSTOR]</ref>
-In mid-1852, a large number of dead fish floated to the surface of the inlet near worksite; and some local people died after eating the dead fish. Gohei and his family were deemed responsible; and they were imprisoned. The eighty-year old Gohei within three months.<ref name="shimoda_abstract"/>
+In mid-1852, a large number of dead fish floated to the surface of the inlet near the worksite; and some local people died after eating the dead fish. Gohei and his family were deemed responsible; and they were imprisoned.<ref name="shimoda_abstract"/> It is likely that these criminal charges were contrived as a subterfuge which enabled the clan to seize his considerable wealth.<ref>Sansom, George. (1963). {{Google books|Oul3FkdYxR0C|''A History of Japan, 1615-1867,'' pp. 214-215.|page=214}}</ref>
+The seventy-eight-year-old Gohei died within three months of his incarceration.<ref name="shimoda_abstract"/>
 ==Notes==
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 ==References==
-* Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). ''Japan Encyclopedia.'' Cambridge: [[Harvard University Press]]. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48943301/editions?editionsView=true&referer=br OCLC 48943301]
+* Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). ''Japan Encyclopedia.'' Cambridge: [[Harvard University Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0-674-01753-5}}; [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48943301/editions?editionsView=true&referer=br OCLC 48943301]
+* [[George Bailey Sansom|Sansom, George Bailey]]. (1963). ''A History of Japan, 1615-1867.''] Stanford: Stanford University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8047-0527-1}}; {{OCLC|173092834}}
 ==Further reading==
-* Wakabayashi, Kisaburo. 1984). ''Zeniya Gohei.'' Osaka: Zogensha.
+* Wakabayashi, Kisaburo. (1957). {{nihongo|''Zeniya Gohei''|錢屋五兵衛|}} Osaka: Sōgensha. [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/033644769 OCLC 033644769]
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.kandou10.jp/en/spot/spot505_e05_6.html  Zeniya Gohei Memorial Museum]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721124539/http://www.kandou10.jp/en/spot/spot505_e05_6.html Zeniya Gohei Memorial Hall]
+* [https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/spot/02301-14419656/ Zeniya Gohei Memorial Hall (Japan Travel)]
+* [https://en.kitamae-bune.com/travel/kanazawa/ Kanazawa and Zeniya Gohei (Kitamae-bune Travel)] [[Category:1773 births]]
+[[Category:1852 deaths]]
+[[Category:Japanese businesspeople]]
 * [http://shofu.pref.ishikawa.jp/shofu/kitamae_e/mirai/zenigo/zenigo_1.htm  Gohei and Kitamae ships]
-* IMDb, [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0953662/ Zeniya Gohei (1913)  ''Zeniya Gohei'' (1913)]
+* IMDb, [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0953662/ Zeniya Gohei (1913) ''Zeniya Gohei'' (1913)]
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