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Fukurai (Tomokichi)

(1869-1952) Japanese pioneer of parapsychology. Born in Gifu prefecture and graduated from Tokyo University. He obtained his doctorate by studying hypnotism. When he was serving as an assistant professor in Tokyo University, he heart about Chizuko Mifune, a Japanese clairvoyant. He conducted many experiments with her and then with Ikuko Nagao another clairvoyant. But later he was forced to resign Tokyo university to became a prophessor of Koyasan university. He continued his research in parapsychology and he attended the convention of the international spiritualist associations in 1928. He is said to have coined "Nen-telegraphy".

Mita (Koichi)

(1885-1943)Japanese psychic.He showed his ability of clairvoyance since his childhood and could found hidden sweets. He was a member of a magician group lead by an English. From 1917, Dr.Tomokichi Fukurai examined his ability. Mita could lit match by using psychokinesis and showed his ability of "Nensha"(Nen telegraphy) . He succeeded to take the first photo of the reverse side of the moon by Nensha.


Nagao (Ikuko)

  b.1871,Tokuyama,Yamaguchi prefecture,d.1911.Japanese clearvoyant. Since 1907 she predicted many events. Then she had heard of Chizuko Mifune and she trained to have the same ability. Dr.Tomokichi Fukurai showed his interest in her and examined her ability. One day, Dr.Fukurai asked her to see what was on an undeveloped photographic plate in an envelope, and after the experiment he found strange spots on the plate. He thought that some unknown energy radiated from Ikuko's body made theses spots and theorized that she can record shapes in her mind on photographic plates. Fkurai called this phenomena Nensha,Nen telegraphy. But Dr.Yamakawa doubted this phenomena so two sides made a joint experiment on her. When they gave an envelope to Ikuko, she insisted that there was noting in the envelope. It was true. They forget inserting plate by mistake. Soon After this incident she died of pneumonia.


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