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- ↑ http://www.city.otaru.lg.jp.e.go.hp.transer.com/simin/gakushu_sports/kenzo/f_s/f_s74.html [ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "小樽市指定歴史的建造物 第７４号 坂牛邸" [Otaru City Designated Historical Building No. 74 Sakaushi Residence] (in Japanese). Otaru City. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
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