Born in 1937 (Showa 12) in Okinawa Prefecture

In 1955, he was diagnosed with Hansen's Disease and was forcibly admitted to National Sanatorium Kikuchi Keifuen

In 1956, he enrolled in the Shinrada classroom of Oku High School in Nagashima-Aiseien as a member of the second class.

In 1972, he returned to society and started working in Aichi Prefecture. He married a woman who had Former leprosy patients from the disease and had one son.

He worked until he was 63 and retired. He is still living in society today.

State of holding

The National Hansen's Disease Museum holds occasional lectures inviting residents and residents of Tama Zenshoen We hope that you will deepen your understanding of the Issues related to leprosy by listening to the stories of the parties concerned. Thank you for visiting our booth.

Opening remarks

Lecture by Tadashi Jo

Question-and-answer session

Closing remarks

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