worked at Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium, Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium, Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium, Hoshizuka Keiaien Sanatorium and studied the history of leprosy.
Life He was born at a Buddhist temple on January 26, 1905, in Takayama, 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, 1949, 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 Sanatorium were transplanted except pine trees. At the Zenshoen Hospital, he was one of the five active men, following Fumio Hayashi, Einosuke Shionuma, Isamu Tajiri and Kouzou Fujita. He was appointed the first manager of Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium and started with digging wells.
Works on the history of leprosy in Japan History of salvation of leprosy patients in JapanHidani Umarete p35 Materials of salvation of leprosyHidani Umarete p116 About the legend of Empress Kōmyō who sucked the pus of a leper Hidani Umarete p100 Kukai(771-835) and leprosy Hidani Umarete p111 The story of chaulmoogra oilHidani Umarete p122 A visit to the home of Heibei Okamura Ninsei Risshi, a priest of salvation of leprosy patients Hidani Umarete p127 Nishiyama Komyoin, the last medieval leprosy houseHidani Umarete p166 A visit to Okinawa and Taiwan leprosy conditionsHidani Umarete p249 Leprosy in Kuan Tung Province, China.Hidani Umarete p278 Korean leprosy conditions was his record of visit he went with Kensuke Mitsuda.Hidani Umarete p271
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. Diagnosis: 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.
References Hakaru Miyagawa Born in Hida District 1977 edited by Chika Nawa and Osamu Chiba Shun'ichi Yamamoto, A history of leprosy in Japan, 1993, University of Tokyo Press,
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