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Tsunesaburō Makiguchi (牧口 常三郎, Makiguchi Tsunesaburō; 23 July 1871 (lunar calendar date 6 June) – 18 November 1944) was a Japanese educator who founded and became the first president of the Sōka Kyōiku Gakkai (Value-Creating Education Society), the predecessor of today's Soka Gakkai.
- Jōsei Toda (removed Kyōiku from the organization's name)
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871-1944) was a forward-thinking geographer, educational theorist and religious reformer who lived and worked during the tumultuous early decades of Japan's modern era. His opposition to Japan's militarism and nationalism led to his imprisonment and death during World War II.
Biography of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi: His career as educator, geographer and legacy as the first president of Soka Gakkai.
The first president of the Soka Gakkai, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871–1944), was a pioneering educator, author and philosopher. Together with his protégé Josei Toda, he founded the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai (Society for Value-Creating Education), the forerunner of the Soka Gakkai, in 1930.
As part of his value-creation philosophy, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi believed that happiness includes, embraces and integrates the values of good, beauty and gain. Rather than provide knowledge itself, we must encourage the joy and excitement that arise from learning.
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Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871–1944) was the first President of the Soka Gakkai. He was a pioneering educator, author, and philosopher. He founded the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai (Society for Value-Creating Education), the forerunner of the Soka Gakkai on November 18, 1930, together with his closest disciple Josei Toda.
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871–1944) was a reformist educator, author and philosopher who founded the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai (the forerunner of the Soka Gakkai) in 1930. His life was characterized by confrontation with repressive authorities.
