Usui Historical Documents

Usui Sensei Updated History
Original Documents
by Su Mach'ado

These are the original documents written in Japanese that contain the information explained in this article published in the Fall 2025 issue of Reiki News magazine.

1: Cover page of the archival volume “Taiwan Governor-General’s Office Official
Documents, Volume 15”, marked for permanent preservation. Source: National Archives
Administration, National Development Council, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Catalog No. 00001025023. 

2: A page of the table of contents listing appointments, including Usui Mikao’s employment
by the Taiwan Traditional Customs Research Committee. Source: National Archives
Administration, National Development Council, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Catalog No. 00001025023.

Images 3 to 6 - Mikao Usui’s file

3: Official internal document confirming the appointment of Usui Mikao as a temporary employee of
the Taiwan Traditional Customs Research Committee. Dated August 23, 1904. Source: National
Archives Administration, National Development Council, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Catalog No. 00001025023.

4: Curriculum vitae submitted by Usui Mikao as part of the appointment process, handwritten
and detailing his education and early professional history. Source: National Archives
Administration, National Development Council, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Catalog No. 00001025023.

5: Continuation of Usui Mikao’s handwritten resume, listing work experiences and positions held,
including employment abroad and at mission-sponsored schools. Source: National Archives
Administration, National Development Council, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Catalog No. 00001025023.

6: Official appointment order, confirming Usui Mikao’s role within the Taiwan
Traditional Customs Research Committee. Source: National Archives Administration,
National Development Council, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Catalog No. 00001025023.