Artifacts respectively from the 立命館大学国際平和ミュージアム (Kyoto Museum for World Peace) , 佐賀県立図書館 (Saga Prefectural Library) and my own collection. Among them, the letters (1952) from the Kyoto Museum record his inner thoughts.
「私は軍人として終始し、何等の後悔をもちませんが、章君には必ずしも軍人をおすすめしません。何でも結構です。世の中のために一番役に立つ人になって下さい」 |
'I have lived my life as a soldier and have no regrets whatsoever, but I do not necessarily recommend the military life to you (古川 章). Anything is fine. Please become a person who is most useful for the world.' |
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