In tokyo's Meguro district, there is the world's only parasite museum, the Meguro Parasite Museum, although the scale of viewing from the outside is not large, but there is a hole in the sky, and it has been rated as "the world's top ten strange medical museums".
Founded in 1953 by parasite expert Kamedani, M.D., the museum houses about 60,000 specimens of parasites and more than 16,000 related books. The museum is divided into two floors: the first floor is an exhibition with the theme of "Diversity of Parasites", where visitors can see a variety of parasitic specimens parasitizing the body of animals, as well as video animations to give detailed information; the second floor is based on the theme of "Parasites Related to the Human Body", where you can see the way of life of parasites, the symptoms of human infection by parasites, and the history of Academic Research and Research on Parasites in Japan.
To increase people's knowledge of parasites, the museum also regularly holds special displays and lectures on parasites. The museum holds a special lecture on "Zodiac signs and parasites" every year, and this year in January this year, it organized a keynote speech on "Rats and Parasites", which attracted many parents to take their children to watch and listen.
The museum's most popular is the "Man and Parasite" exhibition. Here is a detailed description of the parasites that parasitize in various parts of the human body, with rich pictures and fine specimens, even "laymen" who do not understand the parasites at all can learn. Among them, the specimen named "Taenia chinensis in the Sea of Japan" is particularly striking. The specimen is 8.8 meters long and entangled together (pictured), which looks extremely spectacular and shocking, and is the "treasure of the town hall" of the museum. In order to make the length more intuitive for visitors, the museum also deliberately placed a rope next to it as a contrast. It is unbelievable that such a long parasite is actually excreted from the human body...
Japan is famous for its schistosomiasis, which was first found in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, and many local people are infected. At the same time, China, the Philippines, India and other countries are also deeply affected by schistosomiasis. Japan fought against schistosomiasis for hundreds of years until 1996, when Japan declared the complete eradication of schistosomiasis, becoming the only country in the world to extinguish schistosomiasis.
The museum also exhibits liver flukes, lung flukes, roundworms, etc., especially the display of roundworms is very visually impactful, looking like huge earthworms entangled together, and visitors have said: "It's so scary, it's disgusting." "There are many types of roundworms and they are also the most parasites parasitized in the human body. It is said that 1 billion people around the world are infected with roundworms, and about one in 7 people is infected.
In addition to parasites that parasitize the human body, parasites that parasitize the bodies of fish and other animals can also be seen here. In short, the museum's exhibition and introduction of parasites are informative and interesting.
There is also a corner on the second floor of the museum that sells original parasite merchandise. Such as a variety of parasite t-shirts, stickers, parasite canvas bags and key chains, etc., if you have enough tolerance for the "true face" of parasites, buying your own collection or giving away is also a good choice.
Japanese netizens have a high opinion of the Meguro Parasite Museum, and most visitors have generously given five-star praise. Many people believe that "parasite-related materials and exhibits are particularly rich and can increase insight." But some people said: "The display is so disgusting that I can't eat after watching the parasite." "Going there will definitely make your hair stand upright."
Surprisingly, the museum is very popular with couples, and young couples can be seen everywhere. Perhaps because of the free admission, coupled with the fact that the museum is full of magical and precious displays, it has also been rated as a "popular dating place" on the Internet.
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