From 1979, the Kuryu Rakusenen Blind Patients Association held a memorial ceremony once a year for broken and worn-out canes.
| Title | Memorial ceremony for old canes (1) |
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| Title(Original language) | 杖供養 |
| Year | 1979 |
| Country | Japan |
| Location | National Sanatorium Kuryu Rakusenen, Gunma |
| Genre | Photography |
| Owner | National Hansen’s Disease Museum, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Copyright | Kimiko Saito (wife) |
| Note | 栗生楽泉園盲人会では、1979（昭和54）年から年に1度、折れた杖や使い古した杖の供養をつつじ祭の際に行うようになった。 |