Riddell-Wright Memorial Hall
リデル・ライト両女史記念館
A free museum in Kumamoto City dedicated to leprosy care pioneers and their historic hospital.
What it is
- A museum-style memorial hall.
- Commemorates Hannah Riddell, Eda Hannah Wright, and Kaishun Hospital.
- Kaishun Hospital was Kumamoto's first leprosy hospital.
- Opened as a memorial hall on February 3, 1994.
What to see
- Building constructed in 1919, extended in 1935.
- Originally a laboratory, later Wright's residence.
- National Registered Tangible Cultural Property since 2008.
When to go
- Closed on Mondays.
- Closed during New Year holidays.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Riddell-Wright Memorial Hall Open in Google Maps
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