More than 10 years have passed since the government lost Lawsuit Claiming Compensation from the Government for the Unconstitutionality of the Leprosy Prevention Law and apologized to patients and Former leprosy patients, but the Yamauchis have lived as if they were making up for lost time. "I'm glad I was born into this world. I got married as a woman, had children and was able to hold grandchildren. I was able to leave descendants. No matter how disabled I am, I want to do anything on my own. Now is my youth!" they said, showing us everything. This is a two-and-a-half-year intimate record of their private lives.

Photojournalist. Born in Higashimurayama, Tokyo.
Graduated from Meiji Gakuin University. Experience working in sports, politics, entertainment and news, mainly in weekly magazines.
Shocked by the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, he traveled to Islamabad and has covered conflict zones such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Palestine, and Iraq.
He has published reportage on a variety of topics, including North Korea, the US presidential election, an AIDS village in Henan Province, China, a coal mine in Shanxi Province, the Sichuan earthquake, the Beijing Olympics, and Burma.
He covered the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake for a total of four months, starting the day after the disaster.
A member of Polaris Images, a world-renowned photo agency based in New York.
Photos of the earthquake were also published in major European and American media.

Hitoshi Katanoda Photo Exhibition Outline

[Date and time]
September 8, 2012(soil)From September 30(Day)

【venue】
The National Hansen's Disease Museum 1st floor gallery Admission is free

[Opening hours]
9:30 to 16:30 (entry until 16:00)

Ancillary business information

During the session, Kimie Yamauchi the following schedule and ask about her experiences. If you would like to participate, please come directly to the venue on the day of the event.

[Date and Time]
September 8(soil),The 22nd(Saturday / holiday)14:00 to 15:00

【place】
The National Hansen's Disease Museum 1st floor, Training Room