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The port where refugees on Sugihara's visas came ashore, rebuilt around photographs and testimony.
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Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum (人道の港 敦賀ムゼウム, Jindō no Minato Tsuruga Muzeumu) is a museum that displays the history of Tsuruga Port, located in Kanegasaki Park, Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan. It emphasizes Chiune Sugihara, who saved the lives of many Jewish refugees during World War II by issuing transit visas. He did this although he was forbidden by his country and issued over 2000 Visas in one month, eventually saving over 6,000 lives in the process. Tsuruga Port was the place they disembarked after their long journey from their native Europe.
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Founded / opened：2008 Highlights / collection：Materials on Jewish refugees who crossed on Sugihara visas, Reconstructed buildings of the time Genre：Architecture, Photography
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