Nationality Japan Name Hakaru Miyagawa | Died September 3, 1949 | |
Born January 26, 1905 Takayama, Gifu Prefecture Occupation Manager of leper hospitals Known for Studies on the history of leprosy in Japan | ||
Hakaru Miyagawa (宮川 量, Miyagawa Hakaru, January 26, 1905 – September 3, 1949) worked at Tama Zenshoen Sanatorium, Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium, Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium, Hoshizuka Keiaien Sanatorium and studied the history of leprosy.
Contents
- Life
- Greening and manager
- Works on the history of leprosy in Japan
- The Medical Certificate of the last woman with leprosy at Nishiyama Komyoin
- References
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.