Background
Yamada Torakichi was born in 1853, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
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Torakichi Yamada
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In 1867 Yamada Torakichi studied in England and France, and graduated from Ecole Centrale University, in 1876.
Career
Yamada Torakichi served as chief designer for the drainage of Inawashiro Lake in Fukushima Prefecture in 1879. Engaged in planning the construction of Kyushu Railway, the harbor works at Moji, the Sanuki Railway, the drainage of Otsu Canal and dredging of Kiso River. He also directed round-the-clock construction of sections of Keifu Railway and Keigi Railway in Korea from 1903 till 1906.
Connections
Yamada was the eldest son of Chugo Yamada.
Education
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1876