Okayama Philanthropy Association

Japanese: 岡山博愛会 - おかやまはくあいかい
Okayama Philanthropy Association

...In America, Hull House, which J. Adams built in Chicago in 1889, is said to have been the starting point for spreading the settlement movement throughout America. In Japan, older examples include the Okayama Hakuaikai, which was established by Christian missionary A. Adams in 1891, and Kingsley Hall, which Katayama Sen established in 1897 in Kanda, Tokyo. There are various trends in settlement activities, but the first was university settlement, or student settlement. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the Okayama Hakuaikai is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アメリカではJ.アダムズが89年にシカゴに建てたハル・ハウスがセツルメント運動をアメリカに広げる端緒を開いたといわれている。日本では,91年にキリスト教宣教師A.アダムズがつくった岡山博愛会,あるいは片山潜が97年に東京神田に設立したキングスレー館などが古い。 セツルメント活動にはいろいろの流れがあるが,その第1は大学セツルメント,あるいは学生セツルメントである。…

※「岡山博愛会」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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