A New Historical Material on the Visitation to Lord Nambu by Dr Yoshimasu Todo

Abstract

According to the biography of Dr Todo Yoshimasu, he visited to Lord Nambu in 1752. However, this biography does not describe the detail of his therapeutic process. Recently we found out the historical materials, i.e. Zassho which is a diary written by a chief counselor of Morioka-­Nambu feudal domain. This diary describes the detail of Dr Todo Yoshimasu's medical activity to the Lord Nambu. This report intends to introduce the description of this diary and discuss concrete activities of Dr Todo Yoshimas. This report is a new significant excavation since when publication Todo­zenshu in 1917.