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Cucumber Bar Jutaku Former Glover House

a National Important Cultural Property.

　British Thomas Blake Glover1859Years9He came to Nagasaki from Shanghai in April, established Glover Company and engaged in trading. At first, he moved from place to place, but in Minami-Yamate, where the scenery is beautiful, he built a wooden Western-style house whose main purpose was to serve customers. This building is the oldest wooden Western-style building in Japan, and the roof is桟tiles (sangawara)It is thatched. According to a carpenter's ink calligraphy discovered during demolition and repair,1863It was confirmed that it was completed in . Later, this became Glover's residential base, and the plan of the building was originally L-shaped, but it was expanded and remodeled, and by the middle of the Meiji period, it had become almost similar to the current Clover. Amakusa, where Oura Cathedral was built.(I.e.Hide KoyamaIt is believed that he directed the construction.

 

　Glover brought new technologies such as shipbuilding, coal mining, and railways to Japan, and contributed to the advancement of Japan's modern civilization. He also helped promote political reform in the Meiji era by supporting feudal domains (Satsuma, Choshu, and Tosa) that aimed to abolish the Edo period political institutions and establish new governments. It played a big role.

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Nagasaki city center area (Peace Park, Mt. Inasa, Glover Garden, etc.)
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Advanced place of modernization History and culture of “Japanese, Chinese, and Dutch”

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Designated category a National Important Cultural Property.
Designated date March 36, 6
Office Address 8-1 Minamiyamatecho, Nagasaki City Glover Garden
owner Nagasaki
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