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One hundred and fifty-five years ago, Yukichi Fukuzawa, a great contributor to the modernization of Japan, was born. He is well known and respected throughout Japan, and his drawing is on “the ¥10,000 note.”
He was a philosopher, writer and scholar. One of his greatest concerns in life was the structure of the Japanese educational system.
Thus, in order to share his ideas and philosophy he wrote a book entitled Recommendations for Study (GAKUMON-NO-SUSUME).
Through his cancern and efforts, he greatly contributed to the Japanese educational system, and founded the well known univertsity in Tokyo called Keio University.
At the age of twenty-seven, Fukuzawa made his first trip to the United States. When he was twenty-nine he travelled to Europe and again at the age of thirty-four he visited U. S. again. Through his travels he became acquainted with foreign relations, studies, and philosophies. He read a great deal of books by foreign authors, and held a deep desire to travel.
Even up until his death, Fukuzawa was known to travel throughout Japan.
Fukuzawa was fond of sightseeing even before the concept was known to Japan and prompted many people to visit the internationally well-known sight of Hakone.
As a scholar of the topic of sightseeing myself, I would like to draw upon Fukuzawa’s thought and trace his history of travel.
It is through this report that I would like to present the life of Fukuzawa and his development of the concept of sightseeing.
