Kikuchi Keifuen Sanatorium

Kikuchi Keifuen Sanatorium or National Sanatorium Kikuchi Keifuen is a sanatorium for leprosy patients or ex-leprosy patients at Kohshi-shi, Kumamoto-ken, Japan founded in 1909. The mean age of residents is about eighty.

Type: Hospital
Description: sanatorium in Gōshi, Kumamoto, Japan
Also known as: “Kikuchi Keifūen Sanatorium” and “National Sanatorium Kikuchi Keifuen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Miyoshi Station and SaishunIryoCenter-mae.

Miyoshi Station

Railway station

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Miyoshi Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Kumamoto Electric Railway. Miyoshi Station is situated 520 metres west of Kikuchi Keifuen Sanatorium.

SaishunIryoCenter-mae

Railway station

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Saishun Iryō Center Mae Station is a train station in Kōshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kōshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Kumamoto Electric Railway. SaishunIryoCenter-mae is situated 690 metres west of Kikuchi Keifuen Sanatorium.

Kumamotokōsen-mae Station

Railway station

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Kumamotokōsen-mae Station located in the city of Kōshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Kumamoto Electric Railway. Kumamotokōsen-mae Station is situated 1 km southwest of Kikuchi Keifuen Sanatorium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kita-ku and Kikuyo.

Kita-ku

Suburb

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Kita-ku is one of the five wards of Kumamoto City, Japan. Meaning literally "north ward," it is bordered by the Nishi-ku, Chūō-ku, Higashi-ku and also by the cities of Yamaga, Kikuchi, Kōshi and the towns of Gyokutō and Kikuyō. Kita-ku is situated 6 km northwest of Kikuchi Keifuen Sanatorium.

Kikuyo

Town

Kikuyō is a town located in Kikuchi District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 43,852 in 19,715 households, and a population density of 1200 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 37.46 km2. Kikuyo is situated 7 km east of Kikuchi Keifuen Sanatorium.