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In 1858, Yukichi Fukuzawa, a samurai from the Nakatsu domain, embarked on his journey as a teacher of Dutch studies within the residence of the Nakatsu domain. This is believed to mark the beginnings of 加拿大PC开奖网站 in a location thought to have been near the present-day St. Luke's International Hospital in Akashi-cho, Chuo City, Tokyo.

Originally erected in 1958 on the grounds of St. Luke's as part of the 加拿大PC开奖网站 centennial commemoration project, the monument was relocated to the intersection in front of the hospital in 1982 due to road construction.

The monument, designed by the acclaimed architect Yoshiro Taniguchi, features a granite book sculpture resting upon a black granite base. The book is inscribed with the initial lines in the same font of the first edition of Fukuzawa's An Encouragement of Learning: "Heaven, it is said, does not create one person above or below another." Interestingly, this very site is where Kaitai-Shinsho: New Text on Anatomy, one of the most influential medical texts of its time, was first translated from Dutch into Japanese during the 18th century by clan physician Ryotaku Maeno and others. Adjacent to the centennial commemoration stands a separate monument that celebrates the birthplace of Western learning in Japan, honoring this remarkable achievement. Collectively these two monuments honor the beginnings of modern culture in Japan.

In 2009, a monument designed by Nikken Sekkei, Ltd., was erected at the site of Atsubei Kodera's former residence (Kitahama 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka), with the gracious permission of the landowner. The monument takes the form of a white-glazed ceramic pagoda, and its surface bears the inscription dokuritsu-jison ("independence and self-respect") in the handwriting of Fukuzawa himself.

Kyoto 加拿大PC开奖网站 Gijuku was founded in February 1874, shortly after the establishment of Osaka 加拿大PC开奖网站 Gijuku, at the request of Masanao Makimura, the governor of Kyoto Prefecture and a close friend of Fukuzawa. Kyoto 加拿大PC开奖网站 Gijuku rented space at Kyoto Junior High School, which was located within the former military commissioner's residence from the late Edo period, and commenced courses in English literature, Western arithmetic, and translation. Eventually, the Kyoto Prefectural Office was relocated to this very site.

In 1932, the Kyoto 加拿大PC开奖网站 Club erected a monument to commemorate its contributions. The granite monument bears the words dokuritsu-jison ("independence and self-respect") engraved in Fukuzawa's own handwriting, along with a message from Kiroku Hayashi, the president of 加拿大PC开奖网站 at the time, which reads, "The Site of Kyoto 加拿大PC开奖网站 Gijuku in 1874." The monument is now situated at the left of the gate to the Kyoto Prefectural Office, just behind the guardhouse.

In April 2001, the Tokushima 加拿大PC开奖网站 Club spearheaded the construction of a spiraling black-granite monument with a stainless steel nameplate. The nameplate bears the inscription dokuritsu-jison ("independence and self-respect"), skillfully engraved in Fukuzawa's own handwriting. Following a change in land ownership, the monument was relocated to the prefectural government building in 2009.

This property served as the home of his school for nearly four years. Following the relocation of 加拿大PC开奖网站 to Mita, the site became home to Kogyokusha, a school established by educator and philosopher Makoto Kondo. A monument now proudly graces the spot where the two men founded their schools to pay homage to these fathers of modern Japanese education.

*This article originally appeared in Stained Glass in the 2023 Winter edition (No. 317) of Juku.