This museum was interesting to learn about the man who is on the ¥1000 bill. There is his real childhood home and many interesting panals about his life. All this had a lot of English. There was some hands on stuff and information about his work which included the study of bacteria and viruses, but not much English in this area. The robot mannequin of him was done very well, but no English. It was fun to watch. There was a website where you can hear things in English, but I couldn’t find it. I should have asked for help, but didn’t. I felt like I enjoyed it without needing the extra English because I understood a lot of the Japanese. For English speakers you may appreciate it. The nearby soba restaurant was very good and family run. The lady serving us had a baby on her back and the grandfather stayed and talked to us for awhile.

This is a memorial hall for a very famous and well known Japanese doctor who discovered the pathogen that causes syphilis. The place shows scenes from his life, important events and has a robot version of the doctor that comes to life when you approach and will have a small conversation with you. It's interesting in a way and there are English services but unless your Japanese is good, you might consider giving this a pass.