Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum

Very well maintained place. A place full of historical information. It's amazing that a beautiful place like this saved some many lives.

I had been waiting for the opening of the new Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum after I had visited Kanaus in 2019. Unfortunately Covid prevented me from visiting it n 2020 when the Museum was opened, just as many witnesses and their families the museum talks about. Despite Japan is often described as a closed society and even xenophobic (which are untrue), the museum tells that it’s not the case, that over the decades Japan and the Japanese people helped and welcomed those in need very badly with open arms. If something I want the museum to do more, that would be to cooperate and illustrate more informations about Poland, Lithuania, and any other the country where Tsuruga and the people used to help.

Very amazing museum, it has priceless pieces of History about Poland, Polish Orphans and Jewish refugees from Holacaust. The museum displays Items related to the Hero who saved thousands of Jewish people during world war 2 Mr. Chihune Sugihara and People like him Mr. Tatsuo Osako who was responsible for transporting the refugees to help them escape and made their life at sea easier.

The museum serves admirable purposes but, as of March 2023, a 500 yen entrance seems to be above humanitarian level.

Good place to learn about a local history. Reminding me a similar museum at Halifax, Canada.