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National Hansen's Disease Museum (Japan)

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National Hansen's Disease Museum (Japan) 1
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The National Hansen's Disease Museum (国立ハンセン病資料館, Kokuritsu Hansen-byō Shiryōkan) is a museum in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan that is dedicated to education about Hansen's disease (leprosy) and to eliminating discriminatory practices against its sufferers. It was formerly (1993–2007) named "His Imperial Highness Prince Takamatsu Memorial Museum of Hansen's Disease". The museum is located next to one of Japan's remaining leprosy sanatoriums, and its purposes are: To promote awareness of leprosy To represent and preserve the history of leprosy in Japan To show what persons affected by leprosy have achieved To help restore the dignity of persons affected by leprosy To demonstrate the importance of human rights and the linked need to end prejudice and discrimination

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National Hansen's Disease Museum (Japan)
Tokorozawa-kaido Avenue, Higashimurayama

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青葉東簡易郵便局

Tokorozawa-kaido Avenue
189-0002 Higashimurayama
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