100th year of memorial stele for Phan Boi Chau’s supporter marked
A ceremony has taken place in Fukuroi, Shizuoka, Japan to mark the 100th year since the day Phan Boi Chau, a Vietnamese nationalist figure, built a memorial stele for doctor Asaba Sakitaro who had given him great support when he was in Japan.
The memorial stele of doctor Asaba Sakitaro. (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA) – A ceremony has taken place in Fukuroi,Shizuoka, Japan to mark the 100th year since the day Phan Boi Chau, aVietnamese nationalist figure, built a memorial stele for doctor Asaba Sakitarowho had given him great support when he was in Japan.
The ceremony was held on September 22 with representatives from Shiuokaprefecture, Nghe An province where Chau was born, descendants of Phan Boi Chauand doctor Asaba Sakitaro, local people and Vietnamese expats living in Japanin attendance.
Phan Boi Chau, born in 1867, was a pioneerof the Dong Du movement in early 20th century that encouraged young Vietnameseto go East to study and seek ways to save the nation.
Meanwhile, Asaba Sakitaro was born in1910 in Higashi Asaba village, Fukuroi. He is a famous doctor who establishedOdawara Hospital, where he met Chau.
In response to the Dong Du movement,hundreds of Vietnamese students went to study in Japan in a hope that theycould help reform the country in return. When the movement faced difficultiesin 1908, Chau received whole-hearted support from doctor Asaba Sakitaro andpeople in Fukuroi.
After leaving Japan, Chau continued his activitiesin several countries. In 1918, he returned to Japan and learnt that his friend passedaway nine years ago. Chau and people in Fukuroi raised funds for a memorialstele of the late doctor near his tomb, which now becomes a cultural heritageof the city.
Although the Dong Du movement failed and thosestudents had to go home, what Asaba Sakitaro and Fukuroi residents had done forChau and his followers remains forever in the Vietnamese people’s hearts.
Speaking at the event, Phan Thieu Cat,a descendant of Phan Boi Chau, said he was touched by and grateful for doctorAsaba and the local villagers for their support to him in the resistancemovement against the French. He wants to together with his families continue tonurture the friendship between the two countries and peoples. –VNA
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The memorial stele of doctor Asaba Sakitaro. (Photo: VNA)
