What is Seiwajyuku?

Seiwajyuku was an association that began in 1983 when 25 young business owners in Kyoto asked Inamori to teach them how to be effective managers. Upon receiving this request, Inamori taught them his management philosophy, which is characterized by the belief that business managers have a mission to refine themselves to enhance the prosperity of their companies and the happiness of their employees.

Seiwajyuku members continued to passionately study this philosophy. Before long, Seiwajyuku had expanded all across Japan as word of these lessons spread and members recommended Inamori to their acquaintances. At the end of 2019, when Seiwajyuku closed after 36 years, there were 56 branches in Japan and 48 internationally, attended by approximately 15,000 members.