The Japanese Esperanto Institute (Esperanto: ''Japana Esperanto-Instituto''; Japanese: 日本エスペラント協会, ''Nihon Esperanto-Kyokai'') or JEI is the largest center of the Japanese

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movement.

Background

The Japanese Esperanto Institute was founded in 1919, mainly by Osaka Kenzi. Its official headquarters are in

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, on Waseda Avenue. It is the national affiliate of the

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. Its premises include a library, bookshop, classrooms and archives. It has over 1,300 members. There are 80 local Esperanto clubs in Japan. The Institute publishes the journal La Revuo Orienta ("The Oriental Review").デジタル資料は国立国会図書館内/図書館送信で閲覧可能。
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References

Esperanto in Japan Organizations established in 1919