We have looked at Enryō’s life and his general philosophy. His writ-ings over his sixty-one years number more than 180 items. He handed over the manuscript of his final work, True Mystery, before leaving for his last lecture tour. If we divide his writings up into different cate-gories they cover several subjects: philosophy, religion/Buddhism, ethics, psychology, mystery studies, literary musings, and others. Further, in terms of his initiatives, he founded Toyo University (the Philosophy Academy), Keihoku Middle School, and Keihoku Kindergarten. Enryō was an educator but he was not one to simply remain at the school. He traveled all around the country giving lec-tures and collecting donations. In addition, after his retirement as a part of his social education activities he gave lectures all over the country on his own. At the same time he promoted lifelong learning through initiatives such as the construction of the unique educational facility called the Philosophy Shrine, a theme park for philosophy (which Enryō described as a park for spiritual cultivation). Around his business schedule he made three world trips, completing a full journey around the globe. Thinking of Enryō’s achievements in combination they seem very multifaceted, but if we center in on Enryō’s main life goal we can boil it down to one thing: to modernize the Japanese way of thinking. Japanese people had a desert-island mentality, ignorant of the West and the world. They were caught up in superstitions and their lives lacked scientific logic. They were a people that lived within the frame-work of small local communities. The government did not attempt Epilogue 194
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