报德思想的宣传与实践者——二宫尊德故里探访

日本神奈川县小田原市是日本江户末期著名农政家、思想家二宫尊德的故里。二宫尊德提出报德思想虽然已有160余年，但是研究、宣传报德思想对于确立健康、和谐的社会关系、实现人类与自然环境的和谐发展仍然具有积极意义。本文在概述小田原市的地理与历史风貌的基础上，探访二宫尊德在其故乡的足迹，侧重介绍小田原市，特别是报德博物馆及国际二宫尊德恩想学会的报德活动对弘扬报德精神所起到的不可替代的重要作用。

The Publicity and Practice of the Hotoku Theory: A Visit to Odawara, the Hometown of Ninomiya Sontoku

Odawara-shi of Kanagawa Prefecture is the hometown of Ninomiya Sontoku,a renowned Japanese agricultural scientist and thinker of the Edo Era.This man built the Hotoku theory over 160 years ago,which still exerts effects on the establishment of healthy social relationship and the harmonious development of society and nature.This paper gives a brief introduction to the geography and history of Odawara-shi and a visit to Ninomiya's hometown,and based on the introduction,it shows that the relics of Ninomiya Sontoku's hometown and cultural activities,the Hotoku Museum,and the Association for Ninomiya Sontoku Studies play an important role in the publicity and practice of the Hotoku theory.