国立国会図書館電子展示室「近代日本人の肖像」

ITO Hirobumi

Opening of a country
Great man

Ito Hirobumi was the first prime minister of Japan. He drafted the Constitution of the Empire of Japan at his villa in Natsushima located in the northern area of Yokosuka. At the time, Natsushima was an island, and the location was said to be selected to prevent classified information from being leaked.

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