Kuryu Rakusen-en Sanatorium

Kuryū Rakusen-en Sanatorium, or National Sanatorium Kuryū Rakusen-en is a sanatorium for leprosy or ex-leprosy patients situated at Kusatsu-machi, Azuma-gun, Gunma Prefecture in Japan, which started in 1932.

Type: Hospital
Description: sanatorium in Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan
Also known as: “Kuriu-Rakusenen”, “Kuryū Rakusen’en Sanatorium”, “National Sanatorium Kuriu-Rakusenen”, and “Rakusenen”
Address: 乙, 草津町, 群馬県 377-1711

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ōsen Falls and Shinaki Dam.

Ōsen Falls

Waterfall

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Ōsen Falls is a waterfall, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Kuryu Rakusen-en Sanatorium.

Shinaki Dam

Dam

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Shinaki Dam is a dam in the Gunma Prefecture of Japan. Shinaki dam was constructed to neutralize strong acid water that flowed from Kusatsu Onsen. Calcium carbonate is used for neutralizing. Shinaki Dam is situated 1¼ km northeast of Kuryu Rakusen-en Sanatorium.

Roadside station Kuni

Building

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Roadside station Kuni is a building, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Kuryu Rakusen-en Sanatorium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Joshin’etsukogen National Park and Kusatsu.

Joshin’etsukogen National Park

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Joshin'etsukogen National Park is in the Chubu region of Japan; it is the second largest national park in Japan and consists of mountains and highlands that extend across Gunma, Nagano, and Niigata prefectures.

Kusatsu

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Kusatsu is a famous hot-spring resort town in Gunma, Japan. It is one of the Three Famous Springs in the 17th-century ranking of Hayashi Razan, and remains highly rated and popular.