Forty Years Since My Irreplaceable Study in Britain (Jun. 2026)
Forty Years Since My Irreplaceable Study in Britain Kurozumi Munemichi, the Seventh Chief Patriarch June 2026 This series of Michigokoro continues with reflections on the present year, but this time let me speak of events forty years ago. Beginning in Shōwa 61 (1986), I spent two years studying at the University of London, where I met dear friends with whom I remain close today and gained countless invaluable experiences that can never be replaced. During that period, I contributed monthly essays to this magazine Nisshin under the title Letters from London — My Study Abroad Diary . After returning home, those writings were published in book form, and I imagine some readers may recall them with fondness. Because I had the opportunity to look back each month and put my reflections into words, I am convinced that my limited time abroad became all the more fulfilling. This month, I wish to speak about those two years in Britain — years that remain, for me as Chief Patr...