| 2001 |
| March |
"Ashikabi", a study group on Shinto
affiliated to ISF, organized a fieldwork
of visiting "Ten Selected Shrines in
Tokyo". |
| ISF European Head Office was established
in London, United Kingdom, covering ISF services
in Western Europe and African countries. |
| April |
ISF was invited to present a Shinto statement
on "Religion and Globalization in the
new millennium" at an International
Seminar in Lisbon, Portugal, which was organized
by the North-South Center of the Council
of Europe. |
| ISF donated a set of 121 volumes of "Shinto
Taikei" to the East Asian Library at
the University of California, Berkeley. |
| June |
ISF Representative Office was established
in Moscow, Russia, covering ISF services
in Russian Federation, Commonwealth of Independent
States and Eastern Europe. |
| July |
ISF formally accredited an NGO with a special
consultative status with the Economic and
Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. |
| August |
ISF contributed to the 7th Annual International Day of the World's
Indigenous People at UN Headquarters in New York. |
| The Fifth Shinto Seminar of ISF in Tokyo with over 450 attendees was entitled "Shinto's
Encounter with Other Religions ― Forms of
Religious Acculturation in Japan". |
| September |
Two distinguished KAGURA Troupes performed
in Europe (in Oslo, Norway, in London, U.K. and in
Rome, Italy) under the sponsorship of ISF
and IFAC as well as supported by the Japan
Foundation and other institutions. |
| ISF representatives attended the Annual DPI/NGO
Conference at UN Headquarters in New York. |
| The Result of Shinto Essay Competition 2001 was announced and prizes awarded. |
| October |
ISF sponsored a one-day workshop on "Shinto ― Japanese indigenous
religion" organized by Japan Society in New
York. |
| ISF organized a Shinto Memorial Service for Terrorist Victims
and Shinto Prayer for World Peace at Chapel in the Church Center for the United
Nations in New York. |
| December |
"Ashikabi" study group organized
a special lecture meeting in Tokyo on "Yasukuni
issues" inviting Dr. John Breen from
SOAS, University of London. |
