Dr. Sugiura Memorial Museum, Biographical and medical museum in Showa, Japan
The Dr. Sugiura Memorial Museum is a medical and biographical museum in Shōwa, Japan, housing over 63,000 objects including medical instruments, personal letters, and historical documents. The building preserves the original consulting room and drug compounding area where visitors can see how medical work was conducted in earlier times.
The museum opened in 2010 and honors a doctor who dedicated himself to cancer chemotherapy research and advanced medical treatments. His research and discoveries changed medical practice in Japan and beyond.
The building reflects how Japanese medicine evolved, and visitors can see how doctors worked and used their tools in daily practice. The personal consulting room gives a direct sense of what medical work was like in earlier times.
The museum offers guided tours that help you understand the collection and medical history better. It is a good idea to allow enough time to explore the rooms and many displayed items thoroughly.
The museum holds an extensive collection of old newsreels that show what everyday life and the medical world looked like during the doctor's era. These films offer a rare window into past decades.
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