The National Hansen's Disease Museum is a museum in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan that is dedicated to education about Hansen's disease and to eliminate discriminatory practices against its sufferers. It was formerly 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: 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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