Tekijuku (適塾) was a school established in ,

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, the main trading route between

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and

Edo Edo ( ja, , , "bay-entrance" or "estuary"), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. Edo, formerly a ''jōkamachi'' (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the ''de facto'' capital of ...

in 1838 during the Tenpō era of the late

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. Its founder was Ogata Kōan, a doctor and scholar of Dutch studies (

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). The foreign language curriculum focused primarily on

medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...

, but also taught

astronomy Astronomy () is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and evolution. Objects of interest include planets, moons, stars, nebulae, g ...

and other western

science Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence ...

s. The school was one of the predecessors of

Osaka University , abbreviated as , is a public research university located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is one of Japan's former Imperial Universities and a Designated National University listed as a "Top Type" university in the Top Global University Project. ...

and

Keio University , mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowment ...

, through the work of the most notably alumni Ogata Koan and

Fukuzawa Yukichi was a Japanese educator, philosopher, writer, entrepreneur and samurai who founded Keio University, the newspaper '' Jiji-Shinpō'', and the Institute for Study of Infectious Diseases. Fukuzawa was an early advocate for reform in Japan. Hi ...

, respectively.

Graduates

Hashimoto Sanai was a Japanese samurai and loyal supporter of the Emperor during the final days of the Tokugawa regime. Biography Hashimoto was born April 19, 1834 in Echizen Province, Japan. The son of a doctor in the Fukui Clan, he studied medicine in Osa ...

Hanabusa Yoshitada , also known as Hanabusa Yoshimoto, was a Japanese politician, diplomat and peer. Biography Hanabusa was the eldest son of Hanabusa Tanren, a samurai retainer of Okayama Domain_and_the_first_mayor_of_the_city_of_Okayama.html" ;"title="DF_18_o ...

* Ikeda Kensai（ :ja:池田謙斎） * Ishizaka Ikan（ :ja:石坂惟寛） *

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（ :ja:石田英吉） * Kusaka Genki（ :ja:久坂玄機） * Mitsukuri Shūhei（ :ja:箕作秋坪） *

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* Takamatsu Ryōun ( :ja:高松凌雲) *

Takeda Ayasaburō , was a Japanese Rangaku scholar, and the architect of the fortress of Goryōkaku in Hokkaidō. Takeda was born in the Ōzu Domain (modern-day Ōzu, Ehime) in 1827. He studied medicine, Western sciences (rangaku), navigation, military architec ...

* Tezuka Ryōsen ( :ja:手塚良仙) - Great-grandfather of

Tezuka Osamu Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu''; – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such ...

* Tokoro Ikutaro（ :ja:所郁太郎）

Transportation

Tekijku is within walking distance of the following train stations: *

Yodoyabashi Station is a railway station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line and the Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line in Japan. It is the nearest station to the Osaka City Hall (). Lines * ** (M17) * Keihan Electric Railway ** Keihan Main Line Layout Osaka ...

on the

Keihan Railway , known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a funic ...

Keihan Main Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by Keihan Electric Railway. The line runs between Sanjō Station in Kyoto and Yodoyabashi Station in Osaka. There are through services to the Keihan Ōtō Line and the Keihan Nakanoshima Line. Trains fro ...

and the Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line *

Kitahama Station (Osaka) is a railway station on the Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line and the Osaka Metro Sakaisuji Line in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. Kitahama is the closest station to the Osaka Securities Exchange and the financial district. Lines * ...

on the Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line and the Osaka Municipal Subway

Sakaisuji Line The is an underground rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro. Its official name is , and in MLIT publications, it is written as . The Sakaisuji Line is unique in the Osaka Metro system in that despite being regulated as ...

Naniwabashi Station is a railway station on the Keihan Nakanoshima Line in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan. It opened on October 19, 2008 (the day of the opening of the Nakanoshima Line). Station layout The station consists of an underground island platform serving two t ...

on the

Keihan Nakanoshima Line The is a railway line operated by the Keihan Electric Railway in Osaka, Japan. It opened on October 19, 2008, and has a ruling grade of 1 in 25 (4%). Services The following services operate on the Nakanoshima line, with through-running to/from t ...

External links

History of Osaka University
* ttp://www.keio-up.co.jp/mita/r-shiseki/s0811_1.html 適塾と緒方洪庵慶應義塾史跡めぐり Keio University Education in Osaka Osaka University history Rangaku Keio University Important Cultural Properties of Japan Historic Sites of Japan {{Osaka-university-stub

Graduates

Transportation

See also

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