Iwakura Insane Asylum

...In the course of time, private lodgings for the visitors were opened, and inns called "chaya" were also operated. Four chayas were established during the Bunsei era (1818-30) in Edo, but in the Meiji era, medical care became necessary, so the chayas were renamed "sanatoriums" and in 1884 a family nursing system was established, centered around Iwakura Insane Asylum (later Iwakura Hospital), which oversaw the sanatoriums and treated the disabled. At its peak, there were eight sanatoriums, housing more than 200 people.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Iwakura Insane Asylum" is listed below.

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…そして参籠者の民宿が開かれ，また茶屋と称する旅籠（はたご）が営まれるに至った。江戸の文政年間(1818‐30)に四軒茶屋ができたが，明治になって，医療的配慮が求められ，茶屋は〈保養所〉と名称をかえ，1884年に保養所を監督し，障害者の治療を受け持つ岩倉癲狂（てんきよう）院(のちに岩倉病院)を中心とする家族看護制度がととのった。保養所は最盛期には8軒になり，200人以上が収容された。…

※「岩倉癲狂院」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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