Nagasaki Museum for Human Rights and Peace — Attraction in Nagasaki

As a traveller, I am always eager to learn more about the history of a country I’m visiting, both the good and bad sides of it.

Many countries have scores of museums to showcase their triumphs but few, if any, institutions to display their shame. In India, I couldn’t find a museum that place any emphasis on the British colonial period, despite it being an important part of their past. In history museums across Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, I’m treated to a series of propaganda that at times slip from the realms of ridicule into the chasm of comedy.

All of which is why I am grateful to discover the existence of this little museum in Japan. From reading some of the other reviews, I am also pleasantly surprised to learn that there are actually organised school trips to this place, even if those particular reviews didn’t take kindly to the museum.

After paying the cheap entry fee, the polite staff left me to peruse the two levels of the museum at my own pace. Interestingly, the stark contrast in the state and facilities of this museum as compared to the lauded atomic museum speak volumes on its popularity with the country’s administration. Nevertheless, this place still strives to educate with its few prop displays and tons and tons of information, half of which is fluently translated to English. The tone of the information might be a tad biased and accusing, but it’s easy to tune that out and focus on the content itself.

All in all, I had an enriching experience here and would highly recommend this museum to anyone interested to learn minute details in the inconvenient...

I don’t normally do reviews, but this topic is close to my heart, as I have family members who suffered during the war.

This museum sheds light on a part of the war that is often omitted in Japanese history. Highly encourage for all to learn and more importantly, to ensure that such tragedies are not repeated in the future.

Thank you to the Museum and all who have...

No wonder most Japanese leave this place bad reviews. It’s full of harsh truths they’d rather deny and forget. Their continued denial of many instances is an insult to the many victims, and with such evidence on display in this museum, the many documents and photos they were sick enough to capture. A very eye opening place with...