Oldest piano in Japan

Oldest piano in Japan

Photo taken on April 30, 2024, shows an English square piano made by William Rolfe & Sons of London in 1819, thought to be the oldest piano in Japan, at Kumaya Art Museum in Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. German physician and naturalist Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866) brought the piano -- recently designated as a cultural asset of the city -- with him when he came to Japan in 1823.

Oldest piano in Japan

Oldest piano in Japan

Photo taken on April 30, 2024, shows an English square piano made by William Rolfe & Sons of London in 1819, thought to be the oldest piano in Japan, at Kumaya Art Museum in Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. German physician and naturalist Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866) brought the piano -- recently designated as a cultural asset of the city -- with him when he came to Japan in 1823.

Oldest piano in Japan

Oldest piano in Japan

Photo taken on April 30, 2024, shows an English square piano made by William Rolfe & Sons of London in 1819, thought to be the oldest piano in Japan, at Kumaya Art Museum in Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. German physician and naturalist Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866) brought the piano -- recently designated as a cultural asset of the city -- with him when he came to Japan in 1823.

Oldest piano in Japan

Oldest piano in Japan

Photo taken on April 30, 2024, shows an English square piano made by William Rolfe & Sons of London in 1819, thought to be the oldest piano in Japan, at Kumaya Art Museum in Hagi in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. German physician and naturalist Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866) brought the piano -- recently designated as a cultural asset of the city -- with him when he came to Japan in 1823.

Koizumi thanks Dutch for maintaining security in Samawah

Koizumi thanks Dutch for maintaining security in Samawah

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) and Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende shake hands in the Siebold House in Leiden, the Netherlands, on May 2 prior to their talks.

Emperor, empress visit Leiden

Emperor, empress visit Leiden

LEIDEN, Netherlands - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (L) visit the ''Sieboldhuis'' in Leiden, the house of Dutch physician Phillipp Franz von Siebold, who played a key role in introducing Western medicine to Japan in the mid-19th century. The imperial couple visited Leiden, some 40 kilometers southwest of Amsterdam, on the third day of their official trip to the Netherlands. (Pool phto by Kyodo News)

Koizumi thanks Dutch for maintaining security in Samawah

Koizumi thanks Dutch for maintaining security in Samawah

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) and Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende shake hands in the Siebold House in Leiden, the Netherlands, on May 2 prior to their talks. (Kyodo)