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2 unusual facts about Karafuto Prefecture


Japanese colonialism

Victories over China and Russia expanded the Japanese sphere of influence, notably in Formosa and Korea, but South Sakhalin became a part of metropolitan Japan as Karafuto Prefecture in 1905.

Shiretoko

Shiretoko, former name of Novikovo in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia; previously administered as a part of Karafuto Prefecture


Genzō Kitazumi

Kitazumi's early photographic assignments included the trips to Karafuto (Sakhalin) and Mount Kumgang (now in North Korea).


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