The Hakuho Foundation has, since its founding in 1970, worked tirelessly to support the education of children, the future of our country.
Education in the elementary and middle school years has an immense impact on the formation of an individual’s character. We believe that popularizing best-practice child education is the cornerstone for educational advancement. For more than 40 years we have presented the Hakuho Award to recognize individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to child educational practice. In line with the demands of the times, the scope of work commended by the Hakuho Award has expanded from primarily Japanese language instruction to incorporate special education, cultural understanding education and education revitalization, as well. The Hakuho Award is now recognized and supported by many in education circles.
In the same way, the Foundation’s other activities have evolved over time. Today, these have grown to include the Hakuho Grant for Child Education, the Hakuho Japanese Language Research Fellowship Program, and programs that promote interaction between Japanese and overseas children through the medium of the Japanese language.
As we look to the future, the Hakuho Foundation seeks to join hands with teachers and others involved in education to jointly create new value for the children of tomorrow.
Ritsuo Isobe
Chairman, The Hakuho Foundation
The Hakuho Award aims to support the frontline of child education by recognizing schools, organizations, teachers and educators who contribute to and help to foster rich human qualities in children.
The Hakuho Research Grant for Child Education aims to boost the fundamentals of child education by providing financial support for research by educators, instructors and researchers with fresh perspectives, then reflecting the results of this research in educational practice.
The Hakuho Japanese Language Research Fellowship Program aims to further deepen and put into practice research into the Japanese language and Japanese language education, as well as strengthen the fundamentals of such research, both in Japan and abroad, by inviting leading researchers working abroad to conduct residential research in Japan.
The Hakuho Scheme for a Global Children’s Japanese Language Network aims to provide opportunities for overseas children to understand Japan and for Japanese children to grow to become international people by experiencing each other’s cultures and participating in intercultural activities through the medium of the Japanese language.
By providing a forum for participants to come into direct contact with the essence of educational practice and work together develop it further, we aim to promote the spread of educational best practice.
We publish a variety of newsletters and journals related to the Foundation’s activities.
