Toyomatsu Shimoda
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Background
His father, Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., participated in the Script error: No such module "Nihongo". organization from the Kanezawa han, which developed land to make it suitable for habitation. After graduating from Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., he worked as an army officer.
Scouting
In 1914, during the fall season training of the Army Seventh Division, he was asked by Lieutenant General Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., to set up a youth organization and in 1916, he founded the Script error: No such module "Nihongo"..
In 1920, from July 30 to August 7, he participated in the first World Scout Jamboree, held in London. The other participants from Japan were Koshiba Hiroshi and Richard Suzuki. He also met Sir Robert Baden-Powell.
After returning from the jamboree, he established the Script error: No such module "Nihongo". ("Japan Stalwart Youth Troop") in 1921, and worked as Japan's first Chief Scout, using his own home as the organization's office.
In 1928, while climbing the Niseko mountain range, he discovered a beautiful marsh area. Moved by its beauty, he named it Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., meaning "a marsh where gods and sennin live."
Legacy
In 1964, the Japanese Scout Association awarded him the title of Script error: No such module "Nihongo".. The Shimoda Toyomatsu Memorial Hall, Kutchan, Abuta District, Hokkaidō is named in his honor.
Related books
- Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (Kuniichi Komachi, Kuni Scouting Library)
References
Much of this information in this article was translated from the equivalent article in the Japanese Wikipedia, as referenced on October 28, 2006
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