| 1998 |
January |
Donated a 125-volume set of "Shinto
Taikei" to the C.V. Starr East Asian
Library, Columbia University, U.S. |
| February |
Signed to the contribution of funds to establish
a new "Centre for the Study of Japanese
Religions" at SOAS of the University
of London. |
| March |
Decided to provide a research fund for "The
General Studies of Nishinomiya Shrine and
Ebisu Belief" for the next three years. |
| May |
Held the Fourth International Symposium,
"The Kyoto Protocol, the Environment,
and Shinto" in New York, commemorating
accreditation as UN NGO. |
| June |
Held the Fifth International Symposium, "Shinto
and Noh" at Igusa Hachimangu Shrine
and Tokyu Inn Kichijyoji in Tokyo. |
| June |
Held a discussion meeting "Information
Exchange of Shinto Studies in Pacific Rim
Region" at Tokyu Inn Kichijoji in Tokyo. |
| June |
Hosted the first Shinto Wedding at the Church
Center for the UN in New York. |
| September |
Set up a new Chair in Shinto and Japanese
Culture at Zhejiang University in China,
along with a donation of "Shinto Taikei"
. |
| October |
Held the second Shinto seminar "Scrutinity
of State Shinto - from Japan, Asia, Europe,
and America" at Keidanren Hall in Tokyo. |
| October |
Sponsored the second Shinto Essay Competition. |
