Culture

Cultural notes worth knowing alongside the language.

  • Hideyo Noguchi is on the 1,000 yen bill. Devoted himself to scarlet fever research.
  • Shurei Gate is on the 2,000 yen bill. Located in Odawara Castle.
  • Ichiyoo Higuchi is on the 5,000 yen bill. She was a writer and poet.
  • Yukichi Fukuzawa is on the 10,000 yen bill. He was a philosopher and founder of Keio University.