For
many years, it was understood that Usui-sensei had studied at the
University of Chicago.
Then, in the early 1990's, it was discovered that there were no records to
indicate that a student using the name 'Mikao Usui' had attended the
University. On
hearing this, some people seem to have inferred that the whole story of
Usui-sensei having visited the US was also incorrect.
However,
it seems he did indeed make the journey to the US.
According
to the inscription on the Memorial Stone at the Usui-family grave-site
in Tokyo:
Unfortunately, we don't have any
specific information as to precisely when he went there,
or for that matter, as to just what he did when he went
there ...
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