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Portrait or photograph of Kitasato Shibasaburo: Portrait of Kitasato Shibasaburo (北里柴三郎, 1853 – 1931)

Virtual Memorial

Kitasato Shibasaburo

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Kitasato Shibasaburo, remembered for Bacteriology, Tetanus research, Japanese medical science.

1853 - 1931Kumamoto, Japan
Portrait or photograph of Kitasato Shibasaburo: Kitasato Shibasaburo(北里柴三郎), Japanese bacteriologist
Kitasato Shibasaburo(北里柴三郎), Japanese bacteriologist Unknown author Unknown author, http://www.adthree.com/exanim/50nen/fac/kitazato.htm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Kitasato Shibasaburo Is Remembered

Kitasato Shibasaburo is remembered for bacteriology, tetanus research, japanese medical science. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Kitasato Shibasaburo.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Kumamoto, Japan is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Kitasato Shibasaburo's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Baron Kitasato Shibasaburō was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist. He is remembered as the co-discoverer of the infectious agent of bubonic plague in Hong Kong during an outbreak in 1894, almost simultaneously with Alexandre Yersin.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

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Portrait or photograph of Kitasato Shibasaburo: Kitasato Shibasaburo(北里柴三郎), Japanese bacteriologist

Kitasato Shibasaburo(北里柴三郎), Japanese bacteriologist

Unknown author Unknown author, http://www.adthree.com/exanim/50nen/fac/kitazato.htm, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Image connected to Kitasato Shibasaburo: 北里柴三郎 (57歳)、1910年撮影。

北里柴三郎 (57歳)、1910年撮影。

北里研究所, https://www.juntendo.ac.jp/jmehm/vmh/pop/kitasato_shibasaburo.html ( link ) Original source: Kitasato Shibasaburo Den (北里柴三郎伝), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Image connected to Kitasato Shibasaburo: 北里柴三郎 (57歳)、1910年撮影。

北里柴三郎 (57歳)、1910年撮影。

北里研究所, https://www.juntendo.ac.jp/jmehm/vmh/pop/kitasato_shibasaburo.html ( link ) Original source: Kitasato Shibasaburo Den (北里柴三郎伝), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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