Statue of Okakura Tenshin

Statue on the edge of Fukui Central Park

An average statue on the edge of Fukui Central Park, though the detail in the face is impressive. It looks nice with Sakae shrine in the background.

Central Park の corner

Original Text

It was a large statue standing in a corner of Fukui City Central Park. It was on the opposite side of the Fukui Castle Ruins and I didn't know who the statue was from a distance, but when I looked up close at the statue standing in the back of Sakaeda Sha, there was a "Okakura Tenshin-sensei statue" on the pedestal. I don't know the details, but it was said that he was born as a son of a feudal retainer of Echizen domain.

A magnificent statue.

Original Text

This is on the south side of the Central Park on the toe of Fukui Castle (opposite the earthquake monument). Born in Yokohama as the second son of Kanemon Okakura, a feudal retainer of the Fukui clan, conducted an antique art survey with Fenorosa. After that, He went to the United States and became the director of the Boston Museum of Art.

Why is there a huge statue in Fukui?

Original Text

I never heard that Tenshin was from Fukui. However, Tenshin's father was a feudal retainer of the Fukui clan, and he became a trader in Yokohama under the order of the clan, and Tenshin was born in Yokohama. He stood next to sakaeda Sha shrine and stood in the direction of Fukui Jo castle. It's a huge statue, and there are statues such as Harutake, Yoshiyoshi Yui, and Hideyasu Yuki around the castle, but it feels strange that it is much larger than them. Of course, it is certain that the reconstruction of Japanese paintings had great achievements.

A person related to Fukui

Original Text

Tenshin Okakura, who created the basis of Japanese art, was surprised by the person related to Fukui. It stands from Fukui Central Park toward Fukui Castle.