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was a Japanese doctor who worked at the Nagashima Aiseien Sanatorium. She wrote a book, ''"Spring in a small island"'' in 1938, about her experiences in persuading leprosy patients in remote areas of Japan into hospitalization. It created a sensation in Japan, and was made into a film. She was criticized for accelerating the "No leprosy patients in prefecture" movement and giving an impression that leprosy is to be feared. ==Career== She was born in Yamanashi Prefecture on March 26, 1902. After her marriage in 1920 and divorce in 1923, she entered the Tokyo Women's Medical College in 1924. At graduation, she visited Kensuke Mitsuda, at the Zenshoen Hospital but her application for employment was rejected and she worked at other hospitals. On June 12, 1934 she went to the Nagashima Aiseien, Okayama Prefecture, where Mitsuda was the director. She was initially hired as informal doctor, then as formal doctor in 1934. Mitsuda ordered her to go on trips to remote areas of the prefecture in order to examine people for leprosy in remote areas and hospitalize those who were affected. She developed tuberculosis in 1937. At the order of Mitsuda, she wrote a book ''"Spring in a small island"'', which was published in 1938. It created a sensation within Japan. On April 29, 1943, she died of pulmonary tuberculosis. In 1991, the Masako Ogawa Memorial House was built in her home in Yamanashi Prefecture. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Masako Ogawa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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