The Takashi Nagai Memorial Nagasaki Peace Award

Life History of Dr.Takashi Nagai

Dr. Nagai devoted himself to the relief activities of atomic bomb survivors, although he was seriously injured by the atomic bombing at the Nagasaki Medical College in August of 1945.
The next year he became a professor at Nagasaki Medical College, but he soon fell seriously ill as a result of leukemia. Though being confined to bed, he contined to pray and wish for peace and produced many works such as''Kono Ko Wo Nokoshite" (Leaving These Children Behind) and ''Nagasaki no Kane" (Bells of Nagasaki).
His lofty spirit of peace has left positive impressions on many people even now.

Feb.3,1908	Born in Matsue City.Moves With his family to Iishi-mura (now Mitoya-cho) , Iishi - gun Shimane Prefecture.
March,1932	Graduated from Nagasaki Medical College.
June,1932	Appointed to the position of assistant. Specializes in radiology.
April,1940	Appointed to the position of assistant professor at Nagasaki Medical College and chief of the Physical Rehabilitation Department.
March,1944	Receives a doctor in medicine.
June,1945	Found to be suffering from leukemia and told he had thee years to live.
August 9,1945	Exposed to the atomic bombing and sufferes a severed artery on the right side of his head. Devotes himself to relief acdvities despite his serious illness.
Jan. ,1946	Appointed to professor at Nagasaki Medical College.
Nov. ,1946	Gives a lecttue on ''Atomic illness and Atomic Medicine"at Nagasaki Medical Association.
March,1948	Moves his household to"Nyokodo".
Oct. ,1948	Receives a visit by Helen Keller.
May,1949	Receives a visit by Showa Emperor and a messenger of the Pope.
Dec. 26,1949	Becoms the first person to be decorated as an honorary citizen of Nagasaki.
May 1,1951	Enters Nagasaki University Hospital and passes Away at 9 : 50pm at the age of 43 years old.
May 14,1951	Receives a public funeral by Nagasaki City and buried at the Sakamoto International Cemetery.