Nagasaki City Takashi Nagai Memorial Museum
22-6 Uenomachi, Nagasaki, 852-8113, Japan
This small but quietly moving museum celebrates the courage and faith of one man in the face of overwhelming adversity. Already suffering from leukaemia, Dr Nagai survived the atomic explosion but lost his wife to it. He immediately devoted himself to the treatment of bomb victims until his death in 1951. In his final days he continued to write prolifically and to secure donations for survivors and orphans, earning the nickname 'Saint of Nagasaki'.
Duration: 00h30min
+81 95-844-3496
Opening hours
Mondays: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesdays: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesdays: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursdays: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Fridays: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturdays: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sundays: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
review(s)
114 review(s)
Guillaume Gerondeau 11 months ago
Very moving place. Modest as Takashi Nagai was but so representative of Nagasaki mentality after the atomic bomb. Forgiving and praying. It is close to the peace park and is definitely worth visiting.
Muhammad Abubakar Hassan a year ago
The Nagai Takashi Museum keeps and displays the collection of Dr. Nagai's possessios from the Atomic Bomb incident and afterwards in his life. His books, his paintings and all other important materials are on display. There's also a video section where you can watch videos on atomic bombing of Nagasaki and the struggle of survivors.
SeikoSKO 4 years ago
Must visit, strongly recommend.
Rob Gee 4 years ago
A small but impactful museum, chronicling the life of a WW II era Japanese medical doctor, who, because of wartime shortages, had to deal with a lack of x-ray film and so had to expose himself to the radiation hundreds of times a day while examining his patients, giving him leukemia and only a short time to live. He was then injured in the Nagasaki atomic bomb explosion, but continued to dedicate what was left of his life too helping others, spreading a message of peace, and writing. The museum is small but well organized, and it is worth going to the second floor to see what has become of his original donation based library. Finally, his tiny home for the last few years of his life is outside. Of all the touching monuments in this city, this is a great one not to miss.
Gorettistevia winsome 5 years ago
A place for memoral the Hero of Nagasaki.