Tekijuku
Encyclopedia
Tekijuku was a school established in Senba Osaka
, in 1838 during the Tenpō
era of the late Edo period
. Its founder was Ogata Kōan, a doctor and scholar of Dutch
studies (Rangaku
). Some of the school's notable alumni include Fukuzawa Yukichi
, Ōmura Masujirō
and Takeda Ayasaburō
.
The school later developed into Osaka University
.
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, in 1838 during the Tenpō
Tenpo
was a , also known as Tempō, after Bunsei and before Kōka. The period spanned the years from December 1830 through December 1844...
era of the late Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
. Its founder was Ogata Kōan, a doctor and scholar of Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
studies (Rangaku
Rangaku
Rangaku is a body of knowledge developed by Japan through its contacts with the Dutch enclave of Dejima, which allowed Japan to keep abreast of Western technology and medicine in the period when the country was closed to foreigners, 1641–1853, because of the Tokugawa shogunate’s policy of national...
). Some of the school's notable alumni include Fukuzawa Yukichi
Fukuzawa Yukichi
was a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era...
, Ōmura Masujirō
Omura Masujiro
-External links:* * * http://www.jstor.org/view/03636917/di973569/97p0119n/0...
and Takeda Ayasaburō
Takeda Ayasaburo
, was a Japanese Rangaku scholar, and the architect of the fortress of Goryōkaku in Hokkaidō.Takeda was born in the Ōzu Domain in 1827. He studied medicine, Western sciences , navigation, military architecture. He was a student of Ogata Kōan and Sakuma Shōzan...
.
Osaka University
, or , is a major national university located in Osaka, Japan. It is the sixth oldest university in Japan as the Osaka Prefectural Medical College, and formerly one of the Imperial Universities of Japan...
.
Graduate
- Fukuzawa YukichiFukuzawa Yukichiwas a Japanese author, writer, teacher, translator, entrepreneur and political theorist who founded Keio University. His ideas about government and social institutions made a lasting impression on a rapidly changing Japan during the Meiji Era...
- Ōmura MasujirōOmura Masujiro-External links:* * * http://www.jstor.org/view/03636917/di973569/97p0119n/0...
- Takeda AyasaburōTakeda Ayasaburo, was a Japanese Rangaku scholar, and the architect of the fortress of Goryōkaku in Hokkaidō.Takeda was born in the Ōzu Domain in 1827. He studied medicine, Western sciences , navigation, military architecture. He was a student of Ogata Kōan and Sakuma Shōzan...
- Hasimoto Sanai
- Nagayo SensaiNagayo SensaiBaron was a medical doctor and statesman in Meiji period Japan.- Biography :Nagayo was born to a family of traditional physicians in Ōmura Domain, Hizen Province , and studied rangaku under Ogata Kōan in Osaka...
- Sano Tunetami
- Takamatsu Ryōun
- Tezuka Ryōsen - Great-grandfather of Tezuka OsamuOsamu Tezukawas a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer, activist and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack...