Seiichiro Furuta

Seiichiro Furuta with Cub Scouts ca. 1924

Seiichiro Furuta (古田 誠一郎 Furuta Seiichirō, June 27, 1897 - December 3, 1992) was a Japanese social reformer, educator, radio and TV personality, and politician. One of the leaders of the Boy Scouts' early days in Japan and the first to be elected mayor of Takatsuki, Osaka,[1] he served as the director of the Scout Association of Japan, as well as executive director of the Japan Camping Federation.

In 1979 he received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "古田 誠一郎". コトバンク (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. ↑ reinanzaka-sc.o.oo7.jp/kiroku/documents/20140523-3-kiji-list.pdf

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