Shiboru and Takuato Siebold's house ruins

Let's find out more! Siebold's house ruins

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  Siebold tree

  Something reminiscent of the Siebold era

  Unfortunately, no buildings remain today. At that time, Narutaki Juku was built in Japanese style, but the interior is said to have been designed in a Western style. There was a hedge around it.
  
  There were two main buildings and three separate buildings; one of the two-story main building was used as Siebold's laboratory and library, and the other one was used as Siebold's living room and clinic. Today, only the bamboo grove and stone wall on the back mountain, two wells, and the Siebold hand-planted trees remain. Additionally, in June, the hydrangeas that Siebold cultivated under the name "Otakusa" at the botanical garden in Dejima quietly bloom.

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  Siebold Street continues from Sakurababa to Shindaiku

  Why was it named Sieboldstrasse?

  Siebold opened Narutaki Juku for about four years from 7 to 1824. During that time, many talented students gathered from all over the country, and in order to teach them Western medicine, Siebold taught medicine and botany to the students several times a month while admiring the scenery created by the seasonal plants. Apparently they were holding outdoor classes.
  
  The palanquin that departed from Dejima passed along the path from Shindaiku to Sakurababa, along a mountain stream flowing from the foot of Mt. Hakusan, which is the back mountain of Narutaki. Perhaps for this reason, not only the Narutaki Juku area, but also Sakurababa and Shindaiku, which has become a shopping street, are still referred to as "Siebold Street" and continue to be loved by people.