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久司 道夫

Michio Kushi helped to introduce modern macrobiotics to the United States in the early 1950s.

Education

After World World War II, Kushi studied in Japan with macrobiotic educator, George Ohsawa. Kushi studied law and international relations at the University of Tokyo, and after coming to America, he continued his studies at Columbia University in New York City.

Career

He lectured all over the world at conferences and seminars about philosophy, spiritual development, health, food, and diseases. They had written over 70 books Michio Kushi lived in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Achievements

  • Kushi received the Award of Excellence from the United Nations Society of Writers. In 1999, the Smithsonian Institution"s National Museum of American History opened a permanent collection on macrobiotics and alternative health care in his name. The title of the collection is the "Michio and Aveline Kushi Macrobiotics Collection." lieutenant is located in the Archives Center. Michio and his first wife Aveline were founders of The Kushi Institute, now in Becket, Massachusetts, but formerly in a converted factory building in Brookline Village, Massachusetts, adjacent to Mission Hill, Boston. Foreign their "extraordinary contribution to diet, health, and world peace, and for serving as powerful examples of conscious living", they were awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in Sherborn, Massachusetts, on October 14, 2000.