Nihon Yosaigyo Hassho Kensho Monument

A woman in a dress.

Original Text

A statue of a woman dressed like a medieval dress built in front of a dentist. Is it your dentist's belongings? When I approached it, it looked like a monument where the Western court business originated in Japan. The statue seemed to be in good condition.

The beginning of the Western court

Original Text

Bunkyu ３ In 1863, a Western court shop of Mrs. Pearson, an Englishman, opened. It is said to be the beginning of the Western court business in Japan. It's a so-called Western court shop. But if you're just a tailor, even in Japan, if you go to Kyoto, there's a tailor of kimono since ancient times. I think Western court is miso.

The beginning of Western court

Original Text

It is right in front of Yamashitacho Dental Clinic, just outside Exit 3 of Motomachi Chinatown Station on the Minatomirai Line. It is said that it started in 1863 when British woman Pearson founded a dress maker here. It's a field I don't know at all, but I think Yokohama, where the port opened, has become the cutting edge of Japanese fashion.

Japanese Western business starts here

Original Text

It is on your left immediately after exit 3 of Motomachi / Chinatown Station. It commemorates the opening of a Western court shop by a British woman Pearson hired a Japanese craftsman in this area during the Bunkyu era before the Meiji Restoration. Adjacent Minatomirai Line Motomachi / Chinatown Station Exit 3 has a stylish Western-style appearance.