Area：Western Pacific
Country：Japan
Mamoru Uchida (1900-1982) was an ophthalmologist and leprosy specialist who worked in the Japanese National Sanatoria of Kikuchi Keifu-en, Nagashima Aisei-en, and Matsuoka Hoyo-en. He published several medical papers on the effects of leprosy on the eye in mice. He also studied the history of leprosy.
Uchida was also a poet (especially in the tanka form), and persuaded many sanatorium residents to develop their literary interests and skills. He used the name Morito Uchida in his literary endeavours.