Background
Mishima was born on the 1st of January, 1897 in Azabu, Minato, Japan. His father was Yataro Mishima, who was the 8th Governor of the Bank of Japan. His mother was Marquis Takauta Shijo. His grandfather was Michitsune Mishima
Michiharu Mishima
Michiharu Mishima
三島 通陽
critic novelist playwright scout
Mishima was born on the 1st of January, 1897 in Azabu, Minato, Japan. His father was Yataro Mishima, who was the 8th Governor of the Bank of Japan. His mother was Marquis Takauta Shijo. His grandfather was Michitsune Mishima
Michiharu Mishima was a Peers School graduate.
Michiharu Mishima was a private secretary to Envoy Nobuaki Makino during the Versailles Peace Conference in 1919. After returning home organized the Boy Scout movement together with Shimpei Goto, Yoshinori Futaara and others in 1922. Was Japan's delegate to International Boy Scouts Jamboree at Copenhagen in 1924. He was elected as Associate Board Chairman at age 25. Was nominated to House of Peers three times since 1927 and was created a Viscount.
Michiharu held a Scouting exhibition in February 1946, the first of its kind since the end of World World War World War II In 1950, he transferred the Boy Scouts Association of Japan headquarters to his villa and home in West Nasuno, Tochigi Prefecture. This site is now a permanent camping grounds for the Boy Scouts of Japan known as the Nasuno Camping Grounds. In 1951, he was elected to serve as the fourth Chief Scout of Japan at the National General Assembly. He was a versatile writer and the author of several books under the pen name of Shodo Mishima. From February 25 to March 7, 1965, he wrote his serial Scout Juwa for the Mainichi Shimbun, his final work.
Michiharu became the first president of the Boy Scout Association of Japan and also served as the head of the central training grounds. In 1941, he was awarded the Blue Ribbon Medal for philanthropy.
J. S. Wilson presented the Wood Badge to Mishima, which he had earned at Gilwell Park after the Austrian World Scout Jamboree. In 1953, he received the Kijisho from the Boy Scout Association of Japan for meritorious deeds and services. In 1961, he was awarded the Bronze Wolf by the World Organization of the Scout Movement for exceptional services to world Scouting.
Mishima was a member of the House of Peers and the House of Councillors and was parliamentary vice-minister to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
