Siebold Memorial Museum
Siebold Residence Site
The museum is located next to the site of Narutaki-juku, a private school established by Siebold in the suburbs of Nagasaki in 1824. It also served as a clinic. The Narutaki-juku was a two-story wooden building with a library and other facilities, and medicinal herbs collected by Siebold from all over Japan were cultivated in the garden. Siebold taught a wide range of scientific fields, including Western medicine and natural science. More than 50 people studied at Narutaki-juku, including Takano Choei, Itō Genboku and Itō Keisuke. The building was demolished in 1894, and now all that remains are two wells and a tree planted by Siebold. The location was designated a National Historic Site in 1922, under the name "former Siebold residence", although Siebold did not actually live at this location, but commuted to the school from Dejima.
See also
References
- ^ "シーボルト宅跡" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ Isomura, Yukio; Sakai, Hideya (2012). (国指定史跡事典) National Historic Site Encyclopedia. 学生社. ISBN 4311750404.(in Japanese)
External links
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