gaffney@iconn.net postulated:

OK, I posted a question that was obscure enough that
no one knew the answer.  (How do rest homes and/or
asylums work in Japan?)  Fair enough.

Hey, reading this request again, I just thought of one possible source of
info.  Rumiko Takahashi's short sotry manga "One Hundred Years of Love" from
the Rumic Theater compilation has scenes from both a traditional sanatarium
and a modern Japanese hospital.  The Rumic Theater volume has been released
by Viz in English, so you might be able to find a copy for sale somewhere...


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