ITOGA Kazuo and SHIMOMURA Kojin : As Seen through the "KEMURINAKAMA" Movement

Abstract

ITOGA Kazuo is one of the most important social workers in Japan after the Second World War. It has been proposed that he was influenced by the philosopher, KIMURA Motomori; however the author recognized the existence of several other factors that affected his thought. Further, the author observed that ITOGA was associated with SHIMOMURA Kojin and had participated in the "KEMURINAKAMA" movement, which was developed by SHIMOMURA. This paper is a study of ITOGA during his association with SHIMOMURA from 1941 to 1956. The paper discusses his relationship with SHIMOMURA, and the "KEMURINAKAMA" movement. Through this examination, it was clarified that the activities of the "KEMURINAKAMA" movement have been important in reconsidering ITOGA's thoughts.