Koishikawa Yojosho Explained

Koishikawa Yojosho
Coordinates:35.7198°N 139.7446°W
Status:Defunct
Building Type:Hospital
Location:Koishikawa, Edo (now Bunkyō, Tokyo)
Location City:Tokyo
Location Country:Japan
Opened Date:1722

The Koishikawa Yojosho was a Japanese hospital located in Koishikawa, Edo, in what is now the Bunkyō municipality of the Tokyo Metropolis of modern Japan.

The hospital was established in 1722 by the shōgun Tokugawa Yoshimune in the herb gardens of what is now the Koishikawa Botanical Gardens at the suggestion of the town physician Ogawa Shosen.[1] The hospital offered its services only to the indigent.[2] It was eventually merged into Tokyo University's medical school.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010 . Koishikawa Botanical Gardens with 300 years' tradition . 2014-12-14 . Hamadayama Life.
  2. Web site: History of Medical Care at Inpatient Facilities in Japan. JMAJ. 2011. Shizu Sakai. 2014-12-14.
  3. Book: 9780810874893 . Historical Dictionary of Tokyo (Historical Dictionaries of Cities, States, and Regions) . Cybriwsky . Roman . 2011 . Scarecrow Press . 120.