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Chuo Ward, Tokyo Metropolis

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Habgenseki haka

official name：Genseki Habu's Grave

English name：Genseki Habu's Grave

Genseki Habu Tomb

Genseki Habu Tomb

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    Genseki Habu was a practitioner of Ranpo (Western medicine) during the late Edo period. He gained widespread fame for his expertise in treating eye diseases and was appointed as an Oku-ishi (personal physician to the Shogun) in 1810. In 1826, he visited the German physician Philipp Franz von Siebold at the Nagasaki-ya in Edo to study advanced ophthalmological techniques. However, he was later caught up in the "Siebold Incident" and punished for giving Siebold restricted items as a gesture of gratitude. He was eventually pardoned and regained his reputation as a master ophthalmologist. Today, both his grave and a commemorative stone monument stand within the temple grounds.

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    Genseki Habu's Grave
    Location
    〒104-0045 Tsukiji, Honganji, 3-15-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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    1 minute walk from Tsukiji Station Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

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