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[Event Information] Museum Talk 2025 Special Feature "War and Hansen..."

Tracing Japan's modern history of war and Hansen's Disease, we can see that war strengthened the isolation of Leprosy patients, and that war further exacerbated the damage caused by isolation...

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Talk event "Oku High School Shinrada Classroom 1964-1968"

The National Hansen's Disease Museum 's 2025 special exhibition "To Mom and Dad: A Letter Written by a Boy at Leprosy sanatorium"...

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[Held on Sunday, November 23rd (National Holiday)] Walking around Tama Zenshoen 's Historical Site with a Curator...

A curator will guide you through the historical site of National Sanatorium Tama Zenshoen. While thinking about the history of the residents, you can also learn about the issue Hansen's Disease.

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The National Hansen's Disease Museum 2025 Special Exhibition "To Dad and Mom..."

This exhibition features letters written by a boy who was admitted to a sanatorium to his family. The letters are filled with the boy's feelings after being separated from his family.

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The National Hansen's Disease Museum Outside Exhibition Behind the Wall - Photographs Tell the Story of Hanse...

The Japanese Museum of Natural History will host an outdoor exhibition showcasing eight photographs by Cho Geun-jae, who photographed Leprosy sanatorium and its residents on what was once "the other side of the wall."

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[Registration closed] Book Club for Tamio Hojo's "First Night of Life"

December 5th is the anniversary of Tamio Hojo's death. To coincide with the occasion, we will be holding a reading session of Tamio Hojo's "The First Night of Life" on December 7th (Sunday) and 20th (Saturday)...

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Permanent exhibition commentary guide

At The National Hansen's Disease Museum a curator will be giving a "spot-exhibition commentary" in Exhibition Room 2. Exhibition Room 2 is a place where residents were segregated under the former segregation policy...

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Information on Business trip course

The National Hansen's Disease Museum curator will talk about Issues related to leprosy. We can support you either in person or online. More details...

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Information on the Gallery Exhibition "80 Years After the War: War and Hansen's Disease"

Tracing Japan's modern history of war and Hansen's Disease, we can see that the war strengthened the isolation of Leprosy patients, making the damage caused by isolation even more severe...

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Library Mini Exhibition "War and Hansen's Disease"

In conjunction with the gallery exhibition "80 Years After the War: War and Hansen's Disease," the library will hold a mini-exhibition on the same theme. This exhibition will feature the works of war veterans...

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[Library Closed] Library Summer Vacation Event "Reading aloud event: Hojo Tamio picture book...

Hojo Tamio, known as the author of the novel "The First Night of Life," actually writes children's stories as well. In the library, we have picture books by Hojo Tamio, "Sumire" and "Ka...

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Summer Holiday Experience Event "Special Opening: Inside a Heavy Prison Cell"

This event has reached capacity and is now closed for applications. Please note that the "Heavy Prison Cell Exhibit" in Exhibition Room 2 The National Hansen's Disease Museum...

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Information on the talk event "Contacting and passing on the memories of war"

As part of an event related to the gallery exhibition "80 Years After the War - War and Hansen's Disease" (July 19 - August 31, 2025), Handobun (Sho...

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A panel exhibition Issues related to leprosy that explains the disease through pictures

This is the first gallery exhibition to convey Issues related to leprosy to children in an easy-to-understand way. Through illustrations, children can learn about the importance of human rights.

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Library Mini Exhibition Related to Gallery Exhibition: "Issues related to leprosy for Beginners"

In conjunction with the gallery exhibition "Issues related to leprosy Explained Through Pictures," a mini exhibition for children and beginners will be held in the library.

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Guided tour of Tama Zenshoen 's historical site with a curator

A curator will guide you through the historical site of National Sanatorium Tama Zenshoen. While thinking about the history of the residents, you can also learn about the issue Hansen's Disease.

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Gallery Exhibition "The People Who Planted the Cherry Trees -Tama Zenshoen 's 70 Year Cherry Tree Line"

[Venue view] This is the first gallery exhibition to feature the cherry blossoms at Tama Zenshoen Leprosy sanatorium The thoughts that have been put into the 70-year-old row of cherry trees...

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Gallery Exhibition Related Library Mini Exhibition "The People Who Planted Cherry Trees"

In conjunction with the gallery exhibition featuring the cherry blossoms at Tama Zenshoen, a mini exhibition with the same theme will be held in the library. This exhibition will feature the movie "An"...

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Museum talk

Museum Talk 2024 / Special Feature: Women in Leprosy sanatorium-...

How did women with Leprosy patients or Former leprosy patients live in sanatoriums under the isolation policy? This museum talk will...

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Library Mini Exhibition "Mokutaro Kinoshita as a Hansen's Disease Researcher"

Masao Ota, a medical doctor known by his pen name Mokutaro Kinoshita, was the founder of the "Pan no Kai" (Bread Society), a forum for young writers and artists. He said, "Hansen's Disease..."

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Beyond the Wall: The Truth About Issues related to leprosy Revealed in Photographs - Pre-Exhibition

This time, The National Hansen's Disease Museum has created an exhibition set for the purpose of public awareness activities outside the museum. The set features photographs Leprosy sanatorium and their inmates taken by Cho Geun-jae...

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Library Mini Exhibition "Hojo Tamio and his friends"

Hojo Tamio was a writer who was discovered by Kawabata Yasunari and continued to write novels energetically, but he passed away at the young age of 23. In his hometown of Anan City, Tokushima Prefecture,...

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The 10th Tama Zenshoen Human Rights Forest Art Exhibition

This exhibition features 42 paintings by elementary and junior high school students in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, depicting Tama Zenshoen as a theme. The children's wishes for a society free of discrimination and prejudice are expressed in this exhibition...

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図書室ミニ展示「田中一村と奄美和光園」

Tanaka Isson (1908-1977), a Japanese painter known for his detailed paintings of flowers and birds featuring subtropical plants and animals, lived in the official residence of Amami-Wakouen National Sanatorium...