Soda Kaichi
Soda Kaichi | |
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曽田 嘉伊智 | |
| Born | October 20, 1867 Yamaguchi Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | March 28, 1962 (aged 94) Youngnak Borinwon, Seoul, South Korea |
| Burial place | Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery |
| Occupations | Protestant missionary, social worker |
| Known for | Caring for over 1,000 Korean orphans |
| Awards | Order of Cultural Merit |
Soda Kaichi (曽田 嘉伊智; October 20, 1867 – March 28, 1962) was a Japanese Protestant missionary and social worker. He is remembered in South Korea for his charitable work in Korea under Japanese rule, particularly through the Kamakura Orphanage (鎌倉保育園; now Youngnak Borinwon), which he led from 1921 to 1945. During this time, he cared for more than a thousand Korean orphans.
He and his wife are the only Japanese people to be buried in Yanghwajin Foreign Missionary Cemetery, now in Seoul, South Korea.