• A0S06 – Semba, a Town that Nurtures its Residents
さまざまな分野で活躍する人材を輩出しました
中央区 マスコットキャラクター ゆめまるくん
  • Developing a workforce that contributes to various fields

Tekijuku is a Rangaku (Dutch learning) school founded in 1837 by Ogata Koan. This is where Yukichi Fukuzawa and other prominent Meiji-era figures were educated, and the building still stands today in the Kitahama area of Chuo Ward where it has for more than 200 years (Important Cultural Properties).
Along with Kaitokudo (Merchant Academy of Osaka) established by a group of five wealthy merchants (Godoshi) and Hakuen Shoin which taught Chinese characters to the masses, educational institutions were created by private individuals with a strong desire to improve the world, and those hopes were passed down to the universities that were established afterward. Additionally, many private schools, learning centers, and other educational facilities have been built in the Semba area, and have produced talented individuals who have contributed to fields such as commerce, medicine, and culture both in Japan and around the world.

塾生大部屋
地図をみる
コラムをよむ
愛珠（あいしゅ）幼稚園
  • Aishu Kindergarten

Its establishment was decided in 1880 in response to the desires of local residents. It is the oldest existing kindergarten in Osaka Prefecture. Its building, built in 1901, is the oldest kindergarten building in Japan and is a national Important Cultural Property.

除痘館跡
  • Former Site of Jotokan

Ogata Koan founded this institution in 1849 together with a large group of doctors. Jotokan served as a base for smallpox prevention activities.

「大阪薬科大学発祥の地」碑
  • Birthplace of Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences Monument

This monument is located on the grounds of the head office of Shionogi pharmaceutical company. Members of the pharmaceutical industry in Doshomachi played a central part to establish an educational institution for studying medicine, which laid the groundwork for founding the Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences as well as the Osaka University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

旧大阪市立愛日小学校
  • Former Site of Osaka City Aijitsu Elementary School

This school opened in 1872 by the wealthy merchant Masuya who donated his own home. The school closed in 1989 due to a continuing decrease in the number of children.

相愛大学の赤煉瓦校舎
  • Soai University Red Brick Building

Construction of this school building was completed in 1916. Its predecessor, Soai Women’s School, was established on the grounds of Kitamido Temple (Honganji sect Tsumura Betsuin).

緒方洪庵（博物館・模写）
  • Ogata Koan (Museum, Replica)

Ogata Koan (1810-1863) was also active as a medical practitioner, having performed the first vaccination in Osaka.

人を育てるまち船場
  • Osaka City Aijitsu Elementary School Site Former residence of Ogata Koan (Tekijuku) Aishu Kindergarten Jotokan Birthplace of the Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kitamido Temple (Honganji sect Tsumura Betsuin) Soai University
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The Tekijuku way: Eat, sleep, and breathe studying!
Students came from all over Japan to enroll in Tekijuku. Yukichi Fukuzawa stated in his autobiography “Fukuo Jiden” that he bought cheap fish at Temmabashi and used his desk as a cutting board. He was at his desk from morning to evening, even sleeping at his desk through the night.
During the tumultuous times at the end of the Edo period (1603-1867) when the country was torn between opening the country and exclusionism, it was Koan’s educational policies that made it possible for students to focus purely on their studies.

中央区 マスコットキャラクター ゆめまるくん
中央区 マスコットキャラクター ゆめまるくん
A0S06 – Semba, a Town that Nurtures its Residents