
The founder Kunihiko Okura
Main chronological list
1882 |
Born in Kanzaki, Saga Prefecture |
1897 |
Entered the Saga junior high school |
1903 |
Entered the Toa Dobun Shoin College in Shanghai, China |
1906 |
Started working at Okura Paper Shoko Tianjin branch in China |
1912 |
Was adopted by Bunji Okura, the second then-president of the Okura Paper Company |
1918 |
Assumed the presidency of Okura Paper Company |
1919 |
Additional post as president of the Odawara Paper Company |
1924 |
Established the Fujimi Kindergarten in Meguro, Tokyo |
1925 |
Additional post as president of the Aichi Paper Company |
1928 |
Established the Nouson Kogei Gakuin in Saigomura (current Kanzaki), Saga Prefecture |
1929 |
Let the great poet of India Sir Rabindranath Tagore stay at his home and deepened friendship |
1930 |
Established the Joboku Jyoshi Kogei Gakuin in Kurume, Tokyo |
1932 |
Established the Okura Institute for the Study of Spiritual Culture |
Started running the Okura Factory |
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1934 |
Additional post as president of Tokushu Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
1937 |
Assumed the presidency of Toyo University |
1948 |
Began operation of selling Library supplies “Gorindo” |
1959 |
Became the director of Tagores Memorial Association |
1962 |
Assumed the office of adviser of Kogakkan University |
1964 |
Started the Okurayama Zen Meditation Society |
1971 |
Died at the age of 89 |