Kuhara built his Copper Mine in the town of Hitachi

Kuhara purchased a small mine in the town of Hitachi in 1905

Kuhara built the company up.  These are his team heads.

He built up the copper mine so that it tied with the old mine he worked at, to be 2nd most productive in Japan.   He had 6200 employees and built a town to accommodate his employees.





He built homes for his workers and families.

This museum is dedicated to KUHARA FUSANOSUKE in Hitachi Japan.

My Grandfather Kuhara founded Hitachi and Nissan here.  

Kuhara entertains Russian Czar's brother 1915 at Kobe House

My grandfather had these photos taken in 1916 of his Kobe estate, and made into a book to give to his guest, the Czar of Russia's brother.






























He lost the estate when it washed away in a flood.  The photo above is where it once stood, but now covered with high rent apartments.

Kuhara homes / Birth of Hitachi Electric /

Grandfather Kuhara

This machine shop at the mine, is the birth of Hitachi Electric.  They built the first 5 horsepower electric motor in Japan. 

These are more photos taken at the Kobe estate for the Czar's brother.  The floor here is composed entirely of wood knots.  


His Log cabin house at the Kobe estate.


Pond at the Kobe estate.

My grandmother and grandfather with his children and their spouses.  My mother is 2nd from the right.

Photo taken at my grandfather's funeral.  

50th anniversary celebration of my grandfather's death, Feb. 29 - 2014.   Event at Happoen.

This is my brother sitting on my grandfather's lap.  

This lantern was brought to the Mining museum from his last estate.

Bust of my grandfather, who is featured in this museum.

The Kuhara family crest is composed of 5 fans.  I remember this lantern when I was a boy, at his Shirokane-dai residence. 

This is my American grandfather shooting a photo of my Japanese grandfather and grandmother.

This is Happoen, which is a very famous estate in the middle of Tokyo.  It is now a huge wedding and banquet facility.  My mother spent her teenage years growing up here. 


This is my mother when she was around 15.

This is at the Happoen estate.  Photo taken in the 70's. 



1958 My grandmother, Kuhara Tamako plays with Matthew Patrick.