Landmark & Tower · Kitahama
Tekijuku 適塾
Preserved Edo-period townhouse school in Kitahama where Ogata Koan taught Western medicine to pioneers like Fukuzawa Yukichi; Important Cultural Property.
Getting thereYodoyabashi Station (Midosuji Line/Keihan), 5 min walk
Time needed30-60 min
Best timeYear round
Address3-3-8 Kitahama, Chuo-ku, Osaka
About
Tekijuku was the private school and home of physician Ogata Koan, founded in 1838, and is regarded as a forerunner of Osaka University. Its students included Fukuzawa Yukichi and other figures of modern Japan. The surviving merchant-style house, with the crowded students' dormitory upstairs, is open as a museum.
Highlights
- Edo-period townhouse interior
- Upstairs dormitory with sword marks on pillars
- Exhibits on Ogata Koan and Dutch learning
- Forerunner of Osaka University
Tips
- Short walk from Yodoyabashi or Kitahama stations
- Combine with Nakanoshima's historic buildings
- Remove shoes inside
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