Seiko Nishidate
Born in Iwate Prefecture in 1948. In 1964, he and his family of five settled in the Alto Paraná settlement (now the Pirapo settlement) in Paraguay, and have been engaged in agriculture ever since. Currently, they mainly cultivate soybeans, corn, wheat, etc., and the cultivated area is about 300 hectares. Part of the farm has been left as a virgin forest and opened as a park. He serves as vice president of the Pirapo Japanese Association and president of the Pirapo Iwate Prefectural Association. He was the central figure in collecting and organizing the materials for the Pirapo Migration Museum, which was opened to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Pirapo settlement. His hobbies are painting and historical research.
(Updated December 2010)
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移住地開設から50周年を迎えるピラポ
Dec. 7, 2010 • Seiko Nishidate
アルトパラナ移住地の開設1952年に再開されたパラグアイ国への戦後日本人移住により、戦後開設されたチャベス・フラム移住地がすぐに満植となりました。移住希望者が急増する日本の社会事情に応え、海外移住振興会社と海協連は、新たな移住地の開設が急務とされ、イタプア県中東部に位置するパラナ川沿岸のピラポ地区に巾20ｋｍ 奥行き40km 約85,000haの大原生林を購入し、1959年アルトパラナ移住地と命名され造成を開始した。当時、振興会社は4年間で2,000家族、12,000人の入…
