Yasunosuke Futa

Within that same year, he was awarded a prize for successfully keeping nationwide famine away from his village.

In order to keep the aqueduct in good working condition, and for the safety of viewers such as tourists, water is poured into the river once in a while.

Lord Hosokawa allowed stone technicians to study the framework of Kumamoto Castle, which was exceptional.

Futa used his own money to send teams of technicians, such as Kangoro Hashimoto and Sangoro Iwanaga, to Nagasaki and Bungo to study the construction of arch bridges.

[2] This estimate is based on the direct cost of 710 Kan; this is roughly the same as 800 Kan, which was the direct cost of Lord Shigekata Hosokawa's traveling with a little less than 1000 followers to Osaka for Sankin kotai (alternate attendance).