In the park, I took the following photo on a chilly day when the snow of the Snow Festival remains.
Siebold (1796-1866)
Philip Franz von Siebold arrived in Nagasaki in July 1823 as a Dutch trading house doctor, and was active in opening a private school in Narutaki, Nagasaki, alongside medical treatment.
On the New Year of the same year, he headed to Edo with the director of the trading house, stopped at Nagasakiya in Nihonbashi on March 4, and before leaving on April 12, interviewed Dutch scholars in Edo and had a great influence. However, after the Siebold incident occurred in 11 years, he was expelled from Japan in December. He later returned to Japan as an advisor to the Shogunate in 1859 (1859), but soon returned home and died in Munich.
His guidance in Edo was greatly contributed to the development of Edo Dutch studies. This land is the birthplace of Edo Dutch studies, and his daughter Ine, who received in Nagasaki, opened a maternity hospital in Tsukiji, and foreign settlements were established in this area from the early to mid-Meiji era. Therefore, he builds his bust here to reward his understanding of Japan and his achievements as a bridge between Japan and the Netherlands.
Chuo-ku Board of Education
One of the reasons for the bust here is the fact that Siebold's daughter, Ine, who received a daughter in Nagasaki, opened a maternity hospital in Tsukiji.
I looked for a specific address, but I didn't know. I'll read a little novel. It can be seen that "Ine" was a person who lived as a doctor in the turbulent era of the Meiji era from the end of the Tokugawa period to the Meiji era. In addition, there are many famous historical figures, the depiction differs depending on the writer, and there are interesting things.
"Ine" was born in Nagasaki in 1827. He studied obstetrics and Dutch studies, and opened a maternity hospital in Tsukiji in 1870 (closed in 1875). In 1889 (1889) Ine moved to Tokyo from Nagasaki again and lived in Azabu with her daughter Takako. He died in 1903 (1903), 76.
