Set in the former Japanese consulate, this museum is a tribute to the Japanese (and Dutch) diplomats who helped several thousand Jewish refugees escape the clutches of the Nazi. The small museum is well laid out, presented nicely in Lithuanian, Japanese, and English, features a...More

This small museum tells the story of a Japanese diplomat who against the wishes of his government issued many exit visas which saved thousands of lives. It is located in an interesting building in which Mr Sugihara worked and lived with his family. The story...More

Didn’t know any of the history of how Ch. Sugihara, the Japanese Ambassador to Lithuania saved about 6,000 Jews starting in 1939 By defying his government & issuing them visas to travel from Kaunas, Lithuania thru the Soviet Union & then on to Japan. He...More

The house and former office of the late Japanese consul in Kaunas, Chiune Sugihara is the place of thousands of breathtaking stories. Sugihara's visas saved lives of about 6 thousand Jews, letting them to travel through Siberia to Japan and escape the Nazi camps and...More

We met shimon on arrival he was warm and welcoming and was very informative. This museum is a true showcase of humanity at its best despite some factions at there lowest. I highly recommend to visit this place.

Small but interesting museum. Well done. Very informative about Mr. Sugihara's life before during and after his time in Kaunas and about the people involved.

My wife was born in Japan and has been married to me for 33 years, living in Australia. Last year, we attended a one man show about Mr Sugihara's Life and I was really interested in this story. My wife had known about this Japanese...More