ヘボン博士邸跡 Site of Dr. Hepburn's Former Residence 　開港とともに来日した宣教師の１人で神奈川成仏寺に３年仮寓、文久２年（１８６２）冬、横浜居留地３９番に移転、幕末明治初期の日本文化の開拓に力をつくした。聖書のほんやく、和英辞典のへんさん、医術の普及などがそれである。昭和２４年（１９４９）１０月記念碑が邸跡に建てられた。   In 1949, the 24th year of Showa, this monument was erected at the site of Dr. Hepburn's former residence (No. 39 in the Yokohama Foreign Settlements) in recognition of his achievements in the development of Japanese culture.   One of the missionaries that arrived in the port of Yokohama after its opening, he lived for three years at the Jyobutsuji Temple in Kanagawa.   Then he moved and settled here in the winter in 1862, the second year of Bunkyu.   His work included the translation of the Bible into Japanese, the compilation of the Japanese-English dictionary and dissemination of Western medical science. （財）横浜観光コンベンション・ビューロー 横浜市