Abstract
"Olympism" was a word coined by Pierre de Coubertin who proposed the revival of the Modern Olympic Games. The term Olympism was translated literally into Japanese as %apos;オリンピック主義 Olympic-ism%apos;, according to the book "Olympic Memoirs by Pierre de Coubertin", translated by Kenkichi Oshima into Japanese in 1962. On the other hand, the "Olympic Charter" compiled in 2015 has pointed out two fundamental indicators of the contemporary interpretation of Olympism. The first determines that Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will ,and mind. The second indicator determines that Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on blending sport with culture and education. However, in 1936 Coubertin explained the scope of the work to which he aspired, writing that, "my Olympism only represents part of undertaking, about half&quto;. This paper seeks to examine the core subject of Olympism based on pursuing the Olympic Movement, with a focus on Coubertin's final wishes, and to inspect the Olympic Movement in Japan as promoted by journalist Kenkichi Oshima.
