Mariko Miyagi
宮城まり子
Director of Nemunoki Gakuen, a school for disabled children—the first of its kind in Japan. Miyagi founded the school in Shizuoka-ken in April 1968 using her own funds. At Nemunoki, children and young adults with physical, intellectual, or familial challenges are gently encouraged to discover and develop their talents through activities such as painting, music, tea ceremony, and dancing. In 1997, the school moved to its current location on a hill, now called Nemunoki Village, in the city of Kakegawa, Shizuoka-ken. It accommodates 56 children and students aged 2 to 38, as well as 22 elderly people, all living alongside 96 staff members and their families.
Miyagi died of lymphoma on March 21, 2020.
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Mariko - Last name:
Miyagi - Date of birth:
21.03.1927 - Date of death:
21.03.2020 - Languages:
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