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A stroll through the beloved district of Siebold Street, including the Siebold Memorial Museum and the remains of Siebold's house - 1

Stroll along the beloved Siebold Street district
Siebold Memorial Museum and the site of Siebold's house

Also check out the cycle plan launched to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Siebold's arrival in Osaka!
200 marks the 2023th anniversary of Siebold's first visit to Nagasaki. We have launched a new "Siebold Botanical Cycling Journey" to allow people to experience the city from Siebold's perspective. Tour Nagasaki from the perspective of observing plants with Siebold's "Flora of Japan," a magnifying glass, and an electric bicycle! The illustrations in Flora of Japan were created by Kawahara Keiga, Siebold's personal artist. The intricate yet soft illustrations are also noteworthy.
I am a guide for ROUTE BIKE & TOURS, which organizes the Siebold Botanical Cycling Journey.

 

Enjoy the hydrangeas that are synonymous with Siebold at the Siebold Memorial Museum

Siebold was a German physician and naturalist who is known for introducing Japanese nature and culture to Europe. When he arrived in Nagasaki as a doctor for the Dutch trading post at Dejima, foreigners were not allowed to leave Dejima, but Siebold was given special permission to practice medicine in the city and opened the Narutaki School. Nowadays, the Siebold Memorial Museum, which collects everything about Siebold, is located nearby. The wide range of exhibits, including the Flora of Japan (a botanical illustrated book that introduced Japanese plants to Europe), the Siebold Incident, and his lifelong involvement with Japan, are well worth seeing. Plants related to Siebold are planted at the site of his former home, a nationally designated historic site next to the museum, and in June, beautiful hydrangeas soothe visitors. Hydrangeas are the flowers that Siebold introduced in the aforementioned Flora of Japan as Hydrangea otaksa. Siebold's love for the flower is apparent in naming it after his wife, Otaki-san, for its graceful blooming. The road from the site of Siebold's house to Shindaikumachi Shopping Arcade is named "Siebold Street," and is lined with temples, shrines, a quaint river, and historic privately owned shops.

 

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Siebold Memorial Museum
850-0011
2-7-40 Narutaki, Nagasaki City
tel: 095-823-0707
Business hours: 9:00-17:00 (entry until 16:30)
Closed: Mondays (open on public holidays), December 29th - January 3rd

*Interviewed in February 2025
 

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