Port of Humanity Tsuruga Museum

A museum that conveys the historical facts of Tsuruga Port to future generations Tsuruga Port served as a hub for transportation with Europe from the Meiji period to the early Showa period, and is the only port in Japan where Polish orphans landed in the 1920s, and Jewish refugees with ``visas for life'' landed in the 1940s. The museum ``Tsuruga Museum, Port of Humanity'' focuses on the historical facts of Polish orphans and Jewish refugees who overcame numerous hardships to arrive in Tsuruga, as well as testimonies and episodes from Tsuruga citizens at the time, as well as relationships with those involved that continue to this day. We introduce heartwarming exchanges and convey the importance of life and the preciousness of peace. The exterior of the building is a reproduction of the one that actually existed at Tsuruga Port from the Taisho period to the early Showa period, and exhibits include a theater and animation that introduce the history of the port of humanity.