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British Person who Strived to Cure Hansen's Disease Patients
British missionary Hannah Riddell was sent to a post in Kumamoto at age 35.
She encountered a person affected with leprosy at Honmyoji Temple on the outskirts of Kumamoto city, and in 1895 she opened Kaishun Hospital, which was the first leprosy hospital in Kumamoto and a pioneer in work to help sufferers of the disease in Japan.
She also worked as a social welfare organizer.
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Riddell-Wright Memorial Hall
This memorial hall that carries the achievements of Hannah Riddell and her niece Ada Wright into perpetuity is inside the Riddell-Wright Home on the Kaishun Hospital site.
(As of February 2019, the facility is closed due to the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake.)
Location: 5-23-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto
PH: 096-345-6986 (Riddell-Wright Memorial Hall)
(Information about closure due to Kumamoto Earthquake) ⇒ 096-343-0489
Website: Riddell-Wright Memorial Hall (Japanese Only)
http://www.riddell-wright.com/memorial.php
Closed: Mondays (on the following day if a public holiday), year-end/New Year holidays
Admission: Free
Transportation: Approx. 10 min walk from “Tatsuda Shizen Koen Iriguchi” bus stop
Parking: Available (approx. 5 cars)