Book Donation to Shirokane Elementary School in Tokyo
Japan
2026
Book donation at Shirokane Elementary School (left); and President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi’s photograph—top row on the right—on display at the school [Both photos © Seikyo Shimbun]
On January 19, the Soka Gakkai in Japan donated 150 books to Shirokane Elementary School in Minato Ward, Tokyo, to mark the 150th anniversary of the school’s opening. First Soka Gakkai President Tsunesaburo Makiguchi served as principal of the school from April 1922 to April 1931. Seeing the purpose of education as the lifelong happiness of children, he strove to introduce a more humanistic, student-centered approach. More books will be donated to the school this year, and the initiative will continue for the next five years.
Watch A Legacy of Empowerment: Makiguchi and the Soka Gakkai to find out more.