Does the scout stautue in Japan exist?

[Mr. Rogers T64 10]

Hello Everyone,

I am new to this forum. If this has been addressed I apologize,I could not find it when I searched your past threads. My assistant scoutmaster showed me a letter he got at a roundtable years ago telling the story of the American and Japanese scouts and how the people of Kyoto erected a statue to honor them. After much searching I have still not found any mention of it on Kyoto's website, or any images of it or directions to it on the web. My sons class is studying Japan and I wanted to have him take the letter to his teacher to see if she wanted to relay the story to the class. As part of background info. I wanted to give her links where she could confirm the story and see a picture of the statue. So, does this thing exist? and has anybody got a picture of it?

YIS

RR

[Aquila calva 10]

Here is a reference from 1998... found using Google. Someone apparently took pictures of a statue in Japan relating to Boy Scouts. You might try the contact in Seattle.

 

Interesting Scoutmaster's minute. Hoping it is true.

 

http://listserv.tcu.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9804&L=scouts-l&T=0&P=82181