Hakaru Miyagawa
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Hakaru Miyagawa worked at Zensho Hospital, Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium
, Nagashima Aiseien Leprosarium, Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium
, Okinawa Airakuen Leprosarium, Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium
and Hoshizuka Keiaien Leprosarium, Hoshizuka Keiaien Sanatorium
and studied the history of leprosy.
, Gifu Prefecture
. He became a Christian later. After graduation from Chiba Prefectural Horticulture School, he worked at Zensho Hospital. He later went to Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium following Kensuke Mitsuda
. In 1938, he was appointed the first manager of Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium
. In 1941, he worked at Hoshizuka Keiaien Sanatorium
and later at Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium
. On September 3, 1941 he died.
Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium
Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium, or National Sanatorium Tama Zenshoen, is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients situated in Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo-to, Japan starting in 1909.-Background:...
, Nagashima Aiseien Leprosarium, Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium
Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium
, or the National Sanatorium Nagashima Aiseien, is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients on the island of Nagashima in Setouchi, Okayama, Japan, which was founded in 1930.-Background:...
, Okinawa Airakuen Leprosarium, Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium
Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium
Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium, is a sanatorium for leprosy patients or ex-leprosy patients at Sumuide, Nago, Okinawa, Japan starting in 1938.-major changes:...
and Hoshizuka Keiaien Leprosarium, Hoshizuka Keiaien Sanatorium
Hoshizuka Keiaien Sanatorium
Hoshizuka Keiaien Sanatorium, is a sanatorium for leprosy patients or ex-leprosy patients in Kanoya-shi, kagoshima-ken, Japan which was established in 1935.-Background:...
and studied the history of leprosy.
Life
He was born at a Buddhist temple on January 26, 1905 in TakayamaTakayama
Takayama may refer to:*Takayama, Gifu, a city**Takayama Castle**Takayama Station, a railway station*Takayama, Gunma, a village*Takayama, Nagano, a village*Takayama Main Line, a railway lineTakayama is a Japanese surname:...
, Gifu Prefecture
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...
. He became a Christian later. After graduation from Chiba Prefectural Horticulture School, he worked at Zensho Hospital. He later went to Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium following Kensuke Mitsuda
Kensuke Mitsuda
was a Japanese leprologist and director of the Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium and the National Sanatorum Nagashima Aiseien. He had been at the frontier of leprosy policy of Japan. He was given the Order of Cultural Merits and Damien-Dutton Award...
. In 1938, he was appointed the first manager of Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium
Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium
Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium, is a sanatorium for leprosy patients or ex-leprosy patients at Sumuide, Nago, Okinawa, Japan starting in 1938.-major changes:...
. In 1941, he worked at Hoshizuka Keiaien Sanatorium
Hoshizuka Keiaien Sanatorium
Hoshizuka Keiaien Sanatorium, is a sanatorium for leprosy patients or ex-leprosy patients in Kanoya-shi, kagoshima-ken, Japan which was established in 1935.-Background:...
and later at Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium
Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium
, or the National Sanatorium Nagashima Aiseien, is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients on the island of Nagashima in Setouchi, Okayama, Japan, which was founded in 1930.-Background:...
. On September 3, 1941 he died.
Greening and manager
- As a graduate of Chiba Horticulture School, he worked for the greening of the hospitals, and it was said that all trees at Nagashima Aiseien SanatoriumNagashima Aiseien Sanatorium, or the National Sanatorium Nagashima Aiseien, is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients on the island of Nagashima in Setouchi, Okayama, Japan, which was founded in 1930.-Background:...
were transplanted except pine trees. At the Zenshoen Hospital, he was one of the five active men, following Fumio HayashiFumio Hayashiis a Japanese economist. As of October 2009, he is a professor at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo. One of the most influential Japanese economists, Hayashi was awarded the inaugural Nakahara Prize in 1995....
, Einosuke Shionuma, Isamu TajiriIsamu Tajiriwas a Japanese physician specializing in leprosy. He worked at Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium, Kikuchi Keifuen Sanatorium and Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium. In 1955, he proposed "acute infiltration" of leprosy.-Life:...
and Kouzou Fujita. He was appointed the first manager of Okinawa Airakuen SanatoriumOkinawa Airakuen SanatoriumOkinawa Airakuen Sanatorium, is a sanatorium for leprosy patients or ex-leprosy patients at Sumuide, Nago, Okinawa, Japan starting in 1938.-major changes:...
and started with digging wells.
Works on the history of leprosy in Japan
- History of salvation of leprosy patients in Japan
- Materials of salvation of leprosy
- About the legend of Empress KōmyōEmpress Komyowas the Nara period consort of Japanese Emperor Shōmu .A member of the Fujiwara clan, her father was Fujiwara no Fuhito and her mother was Agata Inukai no Michiyo . During her life she was also known as Asukabehime 安宿媛, Kōmyōshi 光明子, and Tōsanjō 藤三娘...
who sucked the pus of a leper - KukaiKukaiKūkai , also known posthumously as , 774–835, was a Japanese monk, civil servant, scholar, poet, and artist, founder of the Shingon or "True Word" school of Buddhism. Shingon followers usually refer to him by the honorific titles of and ....
(771-835) and leprosy - The story of chaulmoogra oil
- A visit to the home of Heibei OkamuraHeibei OkamuraHeibei Okamura produced Japan's finest "Okamura's" chaulmoogra oil,, between about 1892 and 1944 at Sakai, Osaka, Japan. Chaulmoogra oil, which is taken from capsular fruits of Hydnocarpus genus trees of Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, had been the only one remedy in wide use...
- Ninsei Risshi, a priest of salvation of leprosy patients
- Nishiyama Komyoin, the last medieval leprosy house
- A visit to Okinawa and TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
leprosy conditions - Leprosy in Kuan Tung Province, ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. - Korean leprosy conditions was his record of visit he went with Kensuke MitsudaKensuke Mitsudawas a Japanese leprologist and director of the Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium and the National Sanatorum Nagashima Aiseien. He had been at the frontier of leprosy policy of Japan. He was given the Order of Cultural Merits and Damien-Dutton Award...
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The Medical Certificate of the last woman with leprosy at Nishiyama Komyoin
- Miyagawa recorded valuable medieval leprosy records, among which was a medical certificate of Nishiyama Naka (not real name) at age 37 on November 1, 1881 by Misao Kusuda.
- Medical Certificate. Nishiyama Naka, age 37. Constitution: medium. Cause: unknown. Dignosis: Lepra(例布羅). Symptoms: Extremities were paralyzed. Muscles and Joints; Bleeding and Pustulating. Coughing was severe. Course:10 years. Treatment: none. Prognosis: poor. Diagnosing Doctor:Misao Kusuda.
- She was born to a rich man in Yamato-Takaichi-gun, and possessed land. She died in 1916 as the last inhabitant of the Nishiyama Komyoin.