The English translation is below
約1ヶ月前に新札の千円を取り上げましたが、
今日はその第二弾！一万円です
まだまだ旧札のほうが多く流通していますが、
次第に物珍しさは感じなくなってきました
新一万円のお顔は 渋沢栄一（しぶさわ•えいいち）
約500の企業、約600の学校や社会公共事業の
設立や支援に関わった人物です
今も存在する名の知れたものはというと
東京ガス、東京証券取引所、JR東日本、帝国ホテルなど。。。
また、教育を重視したことから、一橋大学（最難関の１つ）や、
さらにさらに（ここ大事！）女子教育の必要性を重んじて、
日本女子大学などの設立、発展に力を注ぎました
1840年生まれの男性にしてはものすごく進歩的な
考えをもっていたのですね 惚れてしまいそうです
裏面のデザインは
赤レンガ駅舎として親しまれてきた 東京駅丸の内駅舎
千円にもホログラムはありましたが、こちらは縦に豪華な3Dホログラム
がついています 角度を変えると違った模様が見える技術だそうで
お札に導入されたのは世界初なんだそうです
別にここまでして、いろんな角度で見たいわけでは。。。
個人的に驚いたことのひとつは、この時代に91歳まで生きたこと！
亡くなる2ヶ月前に撮影された写真だそうですが、人の良さがにじみでてる
お顔だなぁって思いますね
実際、亡くなった後もたくさんの人が感謝し、生き方をたたえ、
お別れのあいさつをする人々が尽きなかったそうです
ただ、今は到底受け入れられないですが、当時は家族や夫婦について
定める法律がちゃんとしていなかったこともあって
あちこちで子供を作っていたそうです。。。
公認、非公認も含めて50〜100人もいたらしい。。。
スケールが違いますね それが長寿の秘訣でしょうか
次の新札記事はコチラ→新札③五千円
About a month ago, I talked about the new 1,000-yen note,
and today it’s time for part two—the 10,000-yen bill.
The older notes are still far more common, but the new ones are gradually starting to feel less novel.
The new 10,000-yen note features Eiichi Shibusawa,
a key figure involved in the founding or support of about 500 companies
and roughly 600 educational and public institutions.
Among the well-known organizations that still exist today are
Tokyo Gas, the Tokyo Stock Exchange, JR East, and the Imperial Hotel,
just to name a few.
He also placed great importance on education,
playing a major role in the establishment and development of institutions such as Hitotsubashi University—one of Japan’s most prestigious universities.
And—this part is especially noteworthy—he strongly advocated for women’s education as well,
contributing to the founding and growth of schools like Japan Women’s University.
For a man born in 1840, his ideas were remarkably forward-thinking.
I can’t help feeling a little smitten.
On the reverse side, the design features the Marunouchi building of Tokyo Station,
a red-brick station beloved by locals.
The 1,000-yen note also had a hologram, but this one comes with a luxurious vertical 3D hologram.
It’s said that the patterns appear differently depending on the angle,
and this is reportedly the first time such technology has been applied to a banknote anywhere in the world.
Honestly, I don’t really feel the need to look at it from every possible angle…
One thing that personally amazed me is that he lived to be 91 years old in that era!
Apparently, this photo was taken just two months before he passed away,
and you can really see the kindness in his face.
Even after his death, many people expressed their gratitude, praised the way he lived,
and continued to pay their respects—there seemed to be no end to it.
That said, it’s hard to imagine today, but back then the laws regarding family and marriage
weren’t fully established, and he reportedly had children in various places.
Including both official and unofficial children, the number is said to have been between 50 and 100.
Quite a scale! Could that have been the secret to his longevity?
