page_title: Kawamoto Kōmin
section_title: Major works
hierarchical_section_title: Kawamoto Kōmin / Major works
context_page_description: Kawamoto Kōmin was a 19th-century Japanese scholar of Rangaku and also a doctor. His true name was Yutaka, art name Yuken. His father was Kawamoto Shuan, a clan doctor of Sanda Domain. Today he is known as a "father of chemistry in Japan" thanks to his works.
  He published various publications on science and technology such as Kagaku Shinsho. Based on his specialized knowledge, he test-manufactured sugar, match, and daguerreotype, which contributed to the development of technology in Japan. He is assumed to have brewed beer for the first time in Japan. He is also noted as the first person to have used the word Kagaku or chemistry, which is now widely used in Japan.
caption: Drawing of steamship from Ensei Kiki Jutsu
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