Yukichi Fukuzawa Statue

It was a symbol of 10,000 yen bill, but it will change from 2024 ...

Original Text

It is located at the rotary at the north exit of Nakatsu Station. Yukichi Fukuzawa and Nakatsu are related to the feudal retainers of the Nakatsu domain, and Yukichi was born when his father served the Nakatsu domain in Osaka, so he was born in Osaka. Until I went to Nagasaki at the age of 19 I am spending time in Nakatsu. After that, I went back to Nakatsu or went to Osaka to study, and then went to Edo, and at the age of 23, I opened the "Kokejuku" which later became the origin of Keio University. There is a sense of presence as a symbol of the long 10,000 yen bill ...

and stand in front of the station.

Original Text

When you leave Nakatsu Station, you will see Do hall 々. At your feet, there is a monument that says "The Fountain of Rangaku is here", and on the right side there was a signboard that said "30th anniversary of the issuance of a portrait of Yukichi Fukuzawa 10,000 yen bill". The 10,000 yen bill for Yukichi Fukuzawa's portrait is destined to change to the 10,000 yen bill for Eiichi Shibusawa's portrait, but this statue will continue to stand in front of Nakatsu station forever. By the way, the statue of Eiichi Shibusawa is in front of Fukaya station in Saitama Prefecture.

Rotary in front of Nakatsu station

Original Text

It is a statue standing in the rotary in front of Nakatsu station. The arm-assembled statue was a big and conspicuous existence. However, the large panel "Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Issuance of the 10,000 yen bill of Yukichi Fukuzawa" installed on the right side was more conspicuous.

It's a common and friendly statue.

Original Text

It was erected in 1985 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Mr. Yukichi Fukuzawa's birth. Located at the north exit of JR Nakatsu Station, the statue height ３ m The pedestal height is 2m. At that time, there was an opinion that the teacher was a warrior class, so it was better to wear two . However, if you hit the head of the choku, the appearance of the choku should not suit the teacher who excluded the chokuku palliative at the top in the Meiji period when there was a folk song that the sound of the incidence palliative was heard. Wafuku no tsubone ...

I wish I had saved some money.

Original Text

Yukichi Fukuzawa, who is drawn on the 10,000 yen bill, was his birthplace and I heard that there was a statue again, so I went to see it. It was a statue that made me want to join hands if I should save money somehow.