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2026 Special Exhibition "Foreigners in Leprosy sanatorium" [Exhibition Period: ...]

This exhibition sheds light on people of foreign origin who resided in Leprosy sanatorium. In particular, it focuses on the large number of Korean residents in Japan*...

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The world of Hiroko Kato's work as seen through illustrations and knitting.

We will be holding a gallery exhibition, "The World of Hiroko Kato's Works: Seen Through Paintings and Knitting," tracing the activities of Hiroko Kato, who passed away on December 2, 2025.

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Gallery Exhibition Related Lecture: "Toward Proof of Existence - Hiroko Kato's Activities and Works..."

A gallery exhibition tracing the work of Hiroko Kato, who passed away on December 2, 2025, titled "The World of Hiroko Kato's Works as Seen Through Paintings and Knitting" (Exhibition period: 202...)

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Special Feature: Lecture Series and Special Exhibition "Issues related to leprosy and Family"

Due to the misguided isolation policy by the State and the prejudice of society, Leprosy patients ・Family members as well as former patients have been seriously harmed. The State and...

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2025 Special Exhibition "To Mom and Dad, Written at Leprosy sanatorium..."

A childhood memory of my high school days at Nagashima-Aiseien, circa 2000. Watercolor pencil on paper. Artist: Katsuhiko Katsuhiko. Private collection. Featured in this exhibition...

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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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Talk event "Contacting and passing on the memories of war"

Talk event "Contacting and Passing on Memories of War" - A recording of the event can be viewed on YouTube. Gallery exhibition...

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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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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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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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Gallery Exhibition "Toyama Hidenori Ceramics Exhibition - Works that transcend the barriers of isolation"

About the event Hidenori Tomioka [name: Katsuyuki Tomioka] was born in Gunma Prefecture in 1948 (Showa 23), contracted Hansen's Disease, and passed away in 1961 (Showa 23).

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[2024 Special Exhibition] Connecting with Artistic Spirits -Tama Zenshoen Paintings...

About 100 years ago, on October 31, 1923, the First Art Exhibition was held in the chapel of the Prefectural Zensei Hospital (now Tama Zenshoen)...

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[Event Report] Special Exhibition "Connecting with Artistic Spirit - 100 Years of Tama Zenshoen Paintings"...

The results of the summer vacation workshop "Drawing Tama Zenshoen from the past" are being exhibited in the gallery on the first floor of The National Hansen's Disease Museum. Drawings of Tama Zenshoen from the past...

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Special exhibition "Connected by the Spirit of Painting - 100 Years of Painting Tama Zenshoen" in charge of art...

Gallery talk by the curator in charge The curator in charge will explain the 100 years of painting activities at Tama Zenshoen, touching on each artist's work and activities.

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Events related to the special exhibition "Connecting with Artistic Spirit - 100 Years of Painting Tama Zenshoen...

Speakers: Maki Kaneko (Associate Professor, Department of Art History, University of Kansas) and Gen Yoshikuni (Curator of this exhibition) *Sign language interpretation available Date and time: July 1, 2024

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Events related to the special exhibition "Connecting with Artistic Spirit - 100 Years of Painting Tama Zenshoen...

[Date and time] Saturday, June 1, 2024 14:00-15:30 (doors open at 13:30) [Venue] The National Hansen's Disease Museum Video Homepage...

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Events related to the special exhibition "Connecting with Artistic Spirit - 100 Years of Painting Tama Zenshoen...

[Event Summary] This event will feature the cherry blossom trees along Shiryokan-dori Street, which has ties to the artists of Tama Zenshoen, as well as the former site of Zensho Gakuen, the Departure Monument, and old maps...

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Events related to the special exhibition "Connecting with Artistic Spirit - 100 Years of Painting Tama Zenshoen...

[Date and time] Sunday, May 5, 2024 (National Holiday) 14:00-15:30 (Opening at 13:30) You can watch the recording of the day on YouTube...

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2024 Special Exhibition "Connected by the Spirit of Painting - 100 Years of Painting Tama Zenshoen...

This time, as part of the 2024 special exhibition "Connecting with Artistic Spirit - 100 Years of Tama Zenshoen Paintings," we will be holding a Kaizuken "Painting the Forest of Life"...

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[2023 Special Exhibition] 70 Years of the "Leprosy Prevention Law Struggle" - Choosing Forced Isolation...

Photo: Sit-in in front of the Third Gate of the House of Councillors, taken in 1953, Museum collection. On August 13, 1953, 70 years ago, the All Japan National Heart All-Japan National Leprosaria Patients' Association (now the National Hanshin-Awaji Memorial Hospital Association)...

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Gallery Exhibition “Mitsuhiko Inoue Photo Exhibition”

We are pleased to announce a photo exhibition of Mitsuhiko Inoue, a resident National Sanatorium Nagashima-Aiseien Aiseien. In this exhibition, we have carefully selected 25 of Mr. Inoue's photographs...

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[Special Exhibition 2022] A new aspect of Hansen's Disease literature "The Sprouts of Life"...

New aspects of literature on Hansen's Disease Leprosy Prevention Law poets of Inochi no Sprouts In 1953, in the midst of the struggle against