Kiyoshi tanimoto biography

Kiyoshi Tanimoto

Japanese Methodist minister

Kiyoshi Tanimoto (谷本 清, Tanimoto Kiyoshi, June 27, 1909 – September 28, 1986) was a Japanese Methodist minister famous for his humanitarian work for the Hiroshima Maidens. Tanimoto was a U.S educated Methodist minister and moved to Hiroshima with his wife during the midst of World War II. He survived the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and was one of the six Hiroshima survivors whose experiences of the bomb and later life are portrayed in John Hersey's book Hiroshima.[1]

Biography

Kiyoshi Tanimoto was born on June 27, 1909 in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture on June 27, 1909, and was the youngest of eight children. Kiyoshi was raised Buddhist, but was introduced to Christianity by Bertha Starkey during a visit to Korea. Following his visit, his mother suddenly died, solidifying his decision to convert to Christianity. His father was greatly upset by the move, and removed him from the family register, refusing to talk to him. Tanimoto studied Christianity at the Kwansei Gakuin University before be

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 Collection

Identifier: Manuscript Collection No. 075

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of a brief typed narrative of Rev. Tanimoto's career, especially his work in Hiroshima after the devastation of the atomic bomb in 1945. The outline includes discussions of John Hersey's visit to Japan, aid to the "Hiroshima maidens" (women who suffered facial disfigurements from the bomb's blast), peace efforts since the war, and youth exchange programs between Japan and the United States.

The collection also includes a post card, sent to Tanimoto in 1938, while he was a student at the Candler School of Theology; two pages of class notes, ca. 1938; a photocopy of the citation conferring an honorary Doctor of Divinity on Kiyoshi Taimoto by Emory University in 1986; and two New Yorker articles about Tanimoto’s experience during the bombing, published in 1946 and 1985.

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Kiyoshi Tanimoto pada sekitar tahun 1950

Lahir(1909-06-27)27 Juni 1909
Prefektur Kagawa, Jepang
Meninggal28 September 1986(1986-09-28) (umur 77)
Nama lain谷本 清
PekerjaanPendeta Methodis

Kiyoshi Tanimoto (谷本 清, Tanimoto Kiyoshi, 27 Juni 1909 – 28 September 1986) adalah seorang pendeta Methodis yang dikenal karena karyanya untuk Hiroshima Maidens. Ia adalah salah satu dari enam penyintas bom Hiroshima yang dikisahkan dalam buku John HerseyHiroshima.[1]

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