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The birthplace of Tokyo School for the Blind School for the Blind in Japan
In the park next to the Ichiba Bridge parking lot in Tsukiji, there is a monument called "The Birthplace of Tokyo School for the Blind" designed by Josaiah Condor, who taught Japanese West architecture at the Institute of Technology in the early Meiji era. This seems to be the place where Japanese Braille was established.
History of the establishment of Japanese Braille for the Blind School in Tokyo
The following is engraved on the copper plate of the monument.
Completed the school building designed by Josaiah Condor in 1879 (Meji 12)
Opened in 1880 (Meiji 13) as a Rakuzenkai Kunblished.
1887 (Meiji 20) Transferred to the government and renamed Tokyo School for the Blind
1890 (Meiji 23) Established Braille in Japan
November 1, 2010 (2010) Tateyuki
Special Visual Support School attached to the University of Tsukuba
The University of Tsukuba Special Needs School for Hearing
Monument Executive Committee
Name changed and relocated to the University of Tsukuba Special Needs School
The Rakuzenkai Kun Blind House was renamed Tokyo School for the Blind in 1887 (Meiji 20), and after several changes.
It was renamed the University of Tsukuba Special Visual Support School, and is currently located in Mejirodai, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
For more information about Josaiah Condor, please refer to the explanation provided by the National Diet Library.
Condor, a benefactor of Japanese Architecture