National Hansen's Disease Museum (Japan)

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 eliminate discriminatory practices against its sufferers. It was formerly (1993–2007) named "His Imperial Highness Prince Takamatsu Memorial Museum of Hansen's Disease". The museum's purpose, located next to one of Japan's remaining leprosy sanatoriums, is to:

National Hansen's Disease Museum (Japan)

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 eliminate discriminatory practices against its sufferers. It was formerly (1993–2007) named "His Imperial Highness Prince Takamatsu Memorial Museum of Hansen's Disease". The museum's purpose, located next to one of Japan's remaining leprosy sanatoriums, is to: