Liberty Osaka, Human rights museum in Naniwa-ku, Japan
Liberty Osaka is a museum in Naniwa-ku dedicated to documenting struggles for justice and human rights throughout Japanese history. The collection includes exhibition halls with documents, video installations, and educational materials covering topics such as minority rights and social discrimination.
The museum was founded in 1985 to document and expose discrimination against certain communities in Japan. Its collection later expanded to include movements dealing with environmental problems, medical injustices, and other forms of social disadvantage.
The museum shows how different groups in Japan have fought for their rights and what inequalities existed in society. The exhibitions help visitors understand which social problems affected people in Japan and how society has changed over time.
The museum is located about a ten-minute walk from Bentencho Station and is open weekdays during daytime hours. It is worth checking the exact opening hours beforehand, as these may change seasonally.
The museum holds an archive with materials often overlooked: records of local pollution cases and complaints from patients whose medical treatment caused harm. These documents show how different forms of injustice were interconnected.
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