In the meantime, taking over his predecessor IWAMURA's vision of establishing in Kamikawa area "Hokkyo" (literally, northern state capital) comparable to Tokyo and Kyoto so as to promote immigration from Honshu (the main island of Japan), NAGAYAMA appealed it to the central government.
さて、本州からの移住を促進する為に上川の地に東京・京都に並ぶ｢北京｣を作る構想を先代岩村から受け継いだ武四郎は、政府に働き掛ける。