Memorial Hall Spots in Narita / Hokuso Area

  • Ino Tadataka Memorial Hall
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    Chiba Pref. Katorishi Sawara I 1722-1
    This museum showcases the achievements of Ino Tadataka who created the first surveyed map of Japan. It is located south of JR Sawara Station on Prefectural Road 55, across the river from his former residence. The memorial is divided into periods depicting Tadataka's life until he was 50 years old and the period incorporating his work on the national survey. It also features interesting aspects of his life such as his character and the fact that he traveled to various shrines and temples starting in his 30s. There is also a display of his journals and the tools he used for surveying, and you can compare his map to others of the period from around the world to understand the extent of his precision.

    Tadataka Ino is a historical Japanese who made the first Japanese map by himself using his foot. This Museum has his maps on display. The map is accurate even if compared to todays one. And it is...

  • Sakura Juntendo Memorial Hall
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    Chiba Pref. Sakurashi Motomachi 81
    Sakura Juntendo Memorial Building commemorates Juntendo, the medical school and clinic founded by Sato Taizan, a practitioner of Dutch medicine, in 1843. The remaining parts of this building, which was built in 1858, has been designated a Historic Site of Chiba Prefecture. The Memorial Building contains medical books and medical instruments used at Juntendo in its early days.

    歴史的遺産と思います 麻酔無い時代の力や 医学の進歩感じるんだよ 現代では出来ない手術 錆びたナイフもね 医学の進歩感じる

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The Boso Peninsula forms the main body of Chiba prefecture, and this is where you’ll find its endless warm water beaches and jagged mountains. Further inland, Narita - most famous as the home of Narita Airport - is a secret haven of tradition and history in the form of centuries-old Shinshoji Temple and quaint wooden Edo buildings. Chiba prefecture is also home to both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.

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