▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Philipp ▁Franz ▁von ▁Sie bold . ▁The ▁Nag as aki ▁Naval ▁Training ▁Center ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁and ▁its ▁Dutch ▁staff ▁with dra wn , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Pom pe ▁van ▁Me er der vo ort . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁a ▁w ides p read ▁ch ol era ▁out break ▁was ▁killing ▁thousands ▁in ▁Japan , ▁and ▁at ▁Pom pe ▁van ▁Me er der vo ort ’ s ▁suggestion ▁the ▁Tok ug awa ▁sh og un ate ▁agreed ▁to ▁open ▁Japan ' s ▁first ▁western - style ▁hospital , ▁the ▁Nag as aki ▁Y oj os ho , ▁with ▁ 1 2 4 ▁b eds ▁and ▁a ▁medical ▁school ▁in ▁Nag as aki ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁ ▁This ▁facility ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁medical ▁school ▁of ▁Nag as aki ▁University . ▁People ▁were ▁surprised ▁by ▁his ▁ins istence ▁on ▁tre ating ▁all ▁patients ▁equally ▁without ▁regard ▁to ▁their ▁wealth , ▁social ▁standing . ▁ ▁Pom pe ▁van ▁Me er der vo ort ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁students , ▁who ▁thus ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Japanese ▁to ▁study ▁western ▁medicine ▁abroad . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 - 1 8 6 8 ▁Pom pe ▁published ▁a ▁book ▁titled ▁V ij f ▁jaren ▁in ▁Japan ▁(" F ive ▁Years ▁in ▁Japan "). ▁ ▁Among ▁Pom pe ' s ▁phot ography ▁students ▁were ▁U eno ▁H ik oma , ▁one ▁of