Did you know who is an important person on Japanese Banknotes?
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Fukuzawa Yukichi on 10,000 Yen Banknote
Fukuzawa Yukichi is very important in Japanese education because he is a person who studies Dutch and brings good knowledge to Japanese people. He is the creator of the Meiji Revolution idea, leading Japan to a new era. In addition, he is the founder of Keio University. He was a voice for society to adopt Western knowledge to make Japan modern and progressive.
He was also a pioneer of public debate, which is a novelty for Japanese people to debate to crystallize ideas for better things, which is the basis of democracy. He is considered a very important figure in Japanese history, so his picture was honored to be placed on a 10,000-yen banknote.
Higuchi Ichiyo on 5,000 Yen Bnaknote
The first female poet that was very important during the Meji era. She was a pioneer of Japanese literature who had written more than 20 short stories and 4000 poems. Most of the content of the poem conveys love, family, and woman’s conflict of mind.
Her poems used noble ancient Japanese which was different from other people’s writing. The Japanese people are known to be very interested in reading. The works are both outstanding, so she was praised and has her pictures on 5,000 yen notes.
Noguchi Hideyo on 1,000 Yen Banknote
He is the most important doctor in the medical field in Japan and all over the world because he is a bacterial researcher who successfully inseminated the germ that causes syphilis. He is also a researcher in yellow fever and developed an anti-yellow fever vaccine that was introduced later. In addition, he was the one who shared the knowledge in dieting which led to Japanese people having a long and healthy life. Therefore, Noguchi Hideyo was an important person and was praised by using his picture of him on a 1,000-yen banknotes.
As you can see on the banknote, Japan places great importance on education and medicine as well as people who have done their country good deeds. This is a tribute to the Japanese people by bringing their pictures to commemorate their abilities and dedication to their country.
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