Seiichirō Furuta

Japanese social reformer and educator

Seiichirō Furuta
古田誠一郎
Seiichiro Furuta with Cub Scouts c. 1924
Born	(1897-06-27)27 June 1897
Died	3 December 1992(1992-12-03) (aged 95)
Career
Country	Japan

Seiichirō 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 from Wakayama city, Wakayama Prefecture. 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.

Background

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

References

^ 古田誠一郎 [Seiichiro Furuta]. Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
^ 䝪䞊䜲䝇䜹䜴䝖日本連盟きじ章受章者 [Recipient of the Golden Pheasant Award of the Scout Association of Japan] (PDF). Reinanzaka Scout Club (in Japanese). 2014-05-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-11.