Chiune Sugihara (1900-1986) was the Japanese Vice Consul to Lithuania for a brief period between 1939 and 1940. Together with a Dutch colleague, Jan Zwartendijk, he saved thousands of Polish Jews by issuing visas against orders to get them out of the country and away to safety. Many later settled in Israel or the United States and have since championed his cause. This is the house where the Japanese consulate was located and where Sugihara, who is now honoured as a Righteous Among the Nations, lived with his family. There’s a small and highly recommended museum inside dedicated to the man’s extraordinary story.