北里柴三郎(熊本県)
Our 1,000-yen bill will have a new design from 2024. The portrait will change from Noguchi Hideyo. The new bill will have an image of Kitasato Shibasaburo. He was an excellent doctor. He is known as the father of today’s Japanese medicine.
In 1853, Kitasato Shibasaburo was born in Oguni-machi, Aso-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture. He had a dream to become a doctor when he was fifteen years old. It took him 15 years to make his dream come true. He traveled to different parts of the world to study, such as Germany and Hong Kong. He discovered the cause of the bubonic plague. Thanks to his effort, doctors nowadays can help many people.
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Quizに挑戦!
Q1. 新しい千円札には北里柴三郎(きたさとしばさぶろう)の肖像(しょうぞう)が描かれる。( True ・ False )
Q2. 北里柴三郎はドイツや香港などを観光旅行した。( True ・ False )
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