National Hansen′s Disease Museum

The National Hanseatic Disease Museum in Higashi-Murayama, Tokyo, Japan, is dedicated to educating about Hansen's disease (leprosy) and eliminating discriminatory practices against their patients.
The purpose of the museum, located next to one of the other sanatoriums of leprosy in Japan, is to:
-Promote awareness of leprosy
-Present and preserve the history of leprosy in Japan
-Show what people who have suffered from leprosy have achieved
-Contribute to the restoration of dignity of people affected by leprosy
-To demonstrate the importance of human rights and the related need to overcome prejudice and discrimination.