The Satô family of [[Sakura (city)|Sakura]] ([[Shimousa province]], today [[Chiba prefecture]]), consisting chiefly of the adopted sons of [[Juntendo|Juntendô]] founder [[Sato Taizen|Satô Taizen]], and their adopted sons in turn, were prominent figures in the study and practice of [[Rangaku|Western medicine]] in [[Bakumatsu]] and [[Meiji period]] Japan. Several of Taizen's natural sons who were adopted into other families and took on other names were also prominent Bakumatsu or Meiji period figures. | The Satô family of [[Sakura (city)|Sakura]] ([[Shimousa province]], today [[Chiba prefecture]]), consisting chiefly of the adopted sons of [[Juntendo|Juntendô]] founder [[Sato Taizen|Satô Taizen]], and their adopted sons in turn, were prominent figures in the study and practice of [[Rangaku|Western medicine]] in [[Bakumatsu]] and [[Meiji period]] Japan. Several of Taizen's natural sons who were adopted into other families and took on other names were also prominent Bakumatsu or Meiji period figures. |