Michiharu Mishima
Michiharu Mishima | |
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J. S. Wilson and Michiharu Mishima, Chief Scout of Japan, at the national training camp at Lake Yamanaka, on the slopes of Mount Fuji, December 1952 | |
Native name | 三島 通陽 |
Born |
Azabu, TÅkyÅ, Japan | January 1, 1897
Died | April 20, 1965 68) | (aged
Nationality | Japanese |
Other names | ShÅdÅ Mishima (pen name) |
Occupation | Novelist, playwright, drama critic |
Known for | Co-founder of the Boy Scouts of Japan |
Count Michiharu Mishima (三島 通陽 Mishima Michiharu, January 1, 1897 – April 20, 1965) was a novelist, playwright and drama critic. His pen name was ShÅdÅ Mishima (三島 ç« é“ Mishima ShÅdÅ).
Early life
Mishima was born in Azabu, TÅkyÅ. His grandfather was Michitsune Mishima. His father was YatarÅ Mishima, who was the 8th Governor of the Bank of Japan. His mother was Marquis Takauta ShijÅ (å››æ¡ éš†è¬Œ ShijÅ Takauta)'s third daughter, Kaneko (åŠ æ ¹å). His younger sister was married to Yoshi Hijikata (土方 与志 Hijikata Yoshi).
He was a Peers School graduate.
Career
Mishima was a member of the House of Peers and the House of Councillors and was parliamentary vice-minister to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Scouting
Mishima formed the nationwide Boy Scouts of Japan with Count Futara Yoshinori in 1922, with Shimpei GotÅ at its helm. He was elected as Associate Board Chairman at age 25. He became the first president of the Boy Scout Association of Japan and also served as the head of the central training grounds. In 1941, he was awarded the Blue Ribbon Medal for philanthropy. He held a Scouting exhibition in February 1946, the first of its kind since the end of World War II. In 1950, he transferred the Boy Scouts Association of Japan headquarters to his villa and home in West Nasuno, Tochigi Prefecture. This site is now a permanent camping grounds for the Boy Scouts of Japan known as the Nasuno Camping Grounds. In 1951, he was elected to serve as the fourth Chief Scout of Japan at the National General Assembly. J. S. Wilson presented the Wood Badge to Mishima, which he had earned at Gilwell Park after the Austrian World Scout Jamboree. In 1953, he received the (ãã˜ç« kijishÅ) from the Boy Scout Association of Japan for meritorious deeds and services. In 1961, he was awarded the Bronze Wolf by the World Organization of the Scout Movement for exceptional services to world Scouting. From February 25 to March 7, 1965, he wrote his serial Scout JÅ«wa (スカウトå話) for the Mainichi Shimbun, his final work. Mishima died on April 20, and a (日本連盟 Nippon Remmei) funeral service was held on April 24.
Mishima's handwriting can be found on the stone monument at 'Japan's First Boy Scout Camping Ground' on the banks of Lake Biwa in Omatsuzaki (Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture).
Literature
- 和訳åŸå Wayaku MÅshi (1918, DaidÅkan)
- パトãƒãƒ¼ãƒ«ã‚·ã‚¹ãƒ†ãƒ Patrol System (1925, author Roland Philipps)
- 少年団指æ®è€…教範 ShÅnendan Shikisha KyÅhan: Aids to Scoutmastership (author Robert Baden-Powell)
- 満州åŠä¸Šæµ·ã«æ£ã—ãæ—¥æœ¬ã‚’観る 附国際è¯ç›Ÿã¨æˆ‘è£å—æ´‹ ManshÅ« Oyobi Shanhai ni Tadashiki Nihon o Miru: Fukokusai Remmei to Wagaura Nan'yÅ (1932, TÅgakusha)
- 世界少年団劇集 Sekai ShÅnendan GekishÅ« (1933, Boy Scouts Association of Japan)
- 郊外å¥å…教育 KÅgai Kenji KyÅiku (1933, author: ãƒã‚¢ã‚¾ã‚¦, Boy Scouts Association of Japan)
- 日満å¥å…工作 Nichiman Kenji KÅsaku (1934, TÅgakusha)
- 伊太利ã¯å¥®èµ·ã—㟠Itarii wa Funki Shita (1939, JitsugyÅ no Nihon Sha)
- 少年団概論 ShÅnendan Gairon (1939, author: ãƒã‚¢ã‚¾ã‚¦, KyÅikukenkyÅ«sha)
- 世界å…童劇集 附少年団劇集 Sekai JidÅ GekishÅ«: FushÅnendan GekishÅ« (1940, ShÅkasha)
-  戦時下ã®ä¸–界é’å°‘å¹´é‹å‹• Senjishita no Seikai ShÅnendan (1940, Nihon HyÅronsha) 
- 少年団指導ã®ç†å¿µã¨å®Ÿè·µ ShÅnendan ShidÅ no Rinen to Jissen (1942, SangakushobÅ)
- 音ãªã交響曲 Otonaki KÅkyÅkyoku (1958, HÅbunkan)
- å人百話-9 ボーイスカウトå話 JÅ«nin Hyakuwa-9: Boy Scout JÅ«wa (1965, Mainichi Shimbun)
Films
- 平和ã®å‹‡å£« Heiwa no YÅ«shi (1926, Film Institute of Social Education) monochrome, silent film
Operas
- æŒåЇ ボーイスカウト KajÅ«: Boy Scout (1925, Takarazuka Revue/Yukigumi)
External links
- Senjishita no Seikai ShÅnendan (1940, Nihon HyÅronsha) "World Youth Groups During Wartime"
References
Preceded by Isamu Takeshita |
Chief Scout of the Scout Association of Japan 1951–1965 |
Succeeded by HidesaburÅ Kurushima |
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