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“Nagasaki Exposition! Fieldwork from Dejima to Narutaki where Siebold walked” [Part 1]

"Nagasaki Exposition! Fieldwork at Dejima - Narutaki where Siebold walked" [Part 1]-XNUMX

Siebold, a master of Japanese natural history, walked from Dejima to Narutaki. We conducted fieldwork on the places and objects associated with Nagasaki that are depicted in the beautiful illustrations of his trilogy of works, ``Japan,'' ``Japanese Flora,'' and ``Japanese Zoology.'' We will introduce you in the first and second parts!
 

  • Required Time
    half a day
  • transportation
    Walking, streetcar

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Dejima

Dejima
Unraveling the mysterious country of Japan: Siebold's first landing place in Japan

Dejima is Japan's first man-made island, built in 1636 as a trade window with the West. Dejima was temporarily uninhabited due to national isolation, but in 1641, the Dejima Dutch Trading Post was established after making an agreement with the Netherlands, who had gained the trust of the Netherlands to prioritize trade over missionary work. For about 200 years since then, Dejima has contributed to the modernization of Japan as the only international exchange base connecting Japan and the Western Ocean. Dejima is where Siebold, who arrived on a Nanban ship, first landed in Japan. His grand dream starts from this small miniature garden.

  • Address 850-0862 Dejimacho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture 6-1
    Phone 095-821-7200
    Opening hours Normally 8:00-21:00 *Until 20 minutes before last admission
    Days Off Open XNUMX days a week
    Prices Adults 520 yen, high school students 200 yen, elementary and junior high school students 100 yen
    *Group discount available
    *Reduction of fees is available for persons with a disability certificate (physical disability certificate, rehabilitation certificate, mental disability certificate) and one caregiver. (Living in the city) Free (Living outside the city) Half price
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Address 850-0862 Dejimacho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture 6-1
Phone 095-821-7200
Opening hours Normally 8:00-21:00 *Until 20 minutes before last admission
Days Off Open XNUMX days a week
Prices Adults 520 yen, high school students 200 yen, elementary and junior high school students 100 yen
*Group discount available
*Reduction of fees is available for persons with a disability certificate (physical disability certificate, rehabilitation certificate, mental disability certificate) and one caregiver. (Living in the city) Free (Living outside the city) Half price

Dejima Kaempfer Thunberg Monument

Dejima Kaempfer Thunberg Monument
The baton of Japanese natural history research is passed on by the “Three Scholars of Dejima”

The Dutch doctors of Dejima, Kaempfer, Thunberg, and Siebold, are praised as the "Three Scholars of Dejima." What they all have in common is that they fulfilled their national mission of widely introducing the mysterious country of Japan to Europe, and sparked a major Japanese boom, ``Japonism.'' The monument that still stands in a corner of Dejima was built by Siebold in honor of his great predecessors Kaempfer and Thunberg, and it is also used as the front cover picture of Siebold's book ``Japanese Flora'' with many plants in the background. It is drawn.

Address Dejima Waran Trading Post Ruins, Dejima-cho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Nagasaki Prefecture 850-0862
Phone 095-829-1193(Nagasaki City Cultural Properties Division)

Dejima Botanical Garden

Dejima Botanical Garden
From the botanical garden of Dejima to the big boom in the West, “Japonism”

In 1823, Siebold established a small botanical garden on Dejima. Many plants were cultivated and exported from the botanical garden, which occupied about a quarter of Dejima, and had a major impact on the Western Ocean. In particular, the camellia (camellia japonica), which Siebold introduced in his book ``Japanese Flora'' as the ``winter rose,'' was praised as an aristocrat of flowers and trees. It has become popular as an accessory in Paris, and the opera ``La Traviata'' and the birth of Chanel's Camellia series can actually be traced back to Siebold's achievements.

Approximately 15 minutes by tram *At the "Shinchi Chinagai" tram stop, transfer to line 5 (bound for Hotaru Chaya)

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Westerners are also invited! Autumn festival “Nagasaki Kunchi”

On the day of Suwa Shrine's big autumn festival, ``Nagasaki Kunchi'', Westerners from Dejima were also allowed to go out into the city of Nagasaki and see Kunchi. It seems to have been a particularly impressive event for Siebold among the Japanese natural phenomena, and in his book ``Nihon'' he wrote about the grounds of Suwa Shrine, the Nagasaki Kunchi performance ``Kokko de Sho'', and ``Whales''. He also brought back to the Netherlands several gorgeous costumes such as the happi coat and apron used in Nagasaki Kunchi.

Address 850-0006 Kaminishiyamacho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture 18-15
Phone 095-824-0445
Days Off Open all year round
Prices Free admission

Nagasaki Park Fountain

Nagasaki Park Fountain
Two types of carp in Siebold - Let's explore the mystery behind the controversy...!

Nagasaki Park is home to Japan's oldest decorative fountain, with many carp swimming around. Siebold announced that there were two types of carp in Japan (Cyprinus carpio and Cyprinus melanotus), but the scientific community at the time believed that the carp living in Japan were not a new species, but the same one. I concluded that it was a species. However, 200 years later, it has been discovered that two species of carp with different DNA live in Lake Biwa, proving that Melanotus introduced by Siebold is a species native to Japan.

Nagasaki Park Animal Plaza

Nagasaki Park Animal Plaza
A mini zoo next to the shrine! Research in “Japanese Zoological Magazine”

Nagasaki Park has a small animal plaza where anyone can view the small animals for free. Japanese animals were introduced to the Western world in Siebold's book ``Japanese Animal History'', based on a large number of animal specimens and the paintings of Keiga Kawahara, Siebold's personal illustrator. Please enjoy mini-research in the animal plaza with pictures of Japanese macaques and badgers from the mammals page. (Siebold is said to have brought the Japanese macaque back to the Netherlands alive.)

[Sweets] Tsukimi Chaya

[Sweets] Tsukimi Chaya
After visiting the shrine, enjoy a Suwa specialty, Nagasaki-esque Ama-Ibota mochi.

When you think of Suwa Shrine, you think of Tsukimi Chaya's botamochi. Founded in 1885 during the Meiji era, this is an old folk teahouse with a history of over 100 years. The famous botamochi is a half-cooked, slightly grainy mochi wrapped elegantly in fine red bean paste, giving it a sweet flavor unique to Nagasaki. Be sure to try it after visiting Suwa Shrine.

5 minutes walk from "Suwa Shrine" tram stop

Matsumori Tenmangu Shrine

Matsumori Tenmangu Shrine
“Shinjin” is a cultural property designated by Nagasaki Prefecture that depicts 30 types of craftsmen from the Edo period.

Founded in 1625, Matsumori Tenmangu Shrine is one of the three Nagasaki shrines and is dedicated to the god of learning, Michizane Sugawara. On the transom of the outer enclosure of the main shrine, there is a relief sculpture of ``Shijinjin'', a cultural property designated by Nagasaki Prefecture, which depicts in detail the work of 30 types of artisans, including confectionery artisans, during the Edo period. This work of craftsmanship is not only a delicate carving, but also a work of art with high cultural value, which has a history of being painted by Yushi Ishizaki, the master of Siebold's personal illustrator Keiga Kawahara. It is said that Toshi Ishizaki helped Keiga Kawahara's painting career even after the Siebold Incident.

Address 850-0006 Kaminishiyamacho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture 4-3
Phone 095-822-7079

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