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Our Trustees

In 1997, the seven original Trustees of the London Shogyoji Trust, Venerable Chimyo Takehara, Reverend Professor Taira Sato, Professor John White, Mr. Reitaro Oga, Dr. Masayoshi Sakimura, Dr. Stephen Montgomery and Mr. Frederick Adkins, were named in an Application for Charitable Status, and were joined in 1998 by Mrs. Ann Montgomery. Then, on 16th July 1999, the Charity Commission for England and Wales entered the Trust in its Register as Charity No. 1076610.

The Trust holds regular meetings twice a year, normally in Spring and Autumn and is responsible, on behalf of Shogyoji, for all aspects of the running of Three Wheels.

Venerable Keimei Takehara

The 16th Head Priest of Shogyoji and the Chairman of London Shogyoji Trust. (2024 - Present)

Based at Shogyoji Temple in Fukuoka Japan.

Click to see his introduction.

Rev. Kenshin Hiroshi Ishii

Director of Three Wheels and Vice Chairman of London Shogyoji Trust (2024 – Present)

Based at Three Wheels in London U.K.

Click to see his introduction.

Venerable Master Chimyo Takehara

Former Head Priest (the 15th) of Shogyoji Temple (1967 - 2024) and the former Chairman of the London Shogyoji Trust (1997 – 2024)

Based at Shogyoji Temple in Fukuoka Japan.

Rev. Prof. Kemmyo Taira Sato

Trustee and former Vice Chairman of the London Shogyoji Trust and former Director of Three Wheels (1994-2024)

Based at Three Wheels in London U.K. 

Click to see his introduction.

Dr. Stephen Montgomery

Trustee of the London Shogyoji Trust (1997 – Present)

Former lecturer of UCL and a founding member of the Trust.

Mr. Izumi Ida

Trustee of the London Shogyoji Trust (2005 – Present)

Based at Shogyoji Temple in Fukuoka Japan. One of the former responsible trustees of Shogyoji and former president of the Mizota Corporation in Japan.

Prof. Hideaki Nagase

Trustee of the London Shogyoji Trust (2005 – Present)

Taught at Oxford University.

Mrs. Dilly Suzuma

Trustee of the London Shogyoji Trust (2014 – present)

English language coach of Rev. Sato and other Japanese members.

Professor Nick Tyler

Trustee of the London Shogyoji Trust (2020 – present)

Professor of Civil Engineering at UCL

Professor Gillian Murphy

Trustee of the London Shogyoji Trust (2021 – present)​

Taught at the University of Cambridge

Prof. Philip Treleaven

(2022 - Present)

Professor of Computer Science Department at UCL

Mrs. Kaori Punwani

Trustee of the London Shogyoji Trust (2003 – Present)

Assists Three Wheels with organising many of its regular activities especially arranging Garden Open Days and supporting Mrs Ishii.

Mr. Andrew Webb

Trustee (2009 – Present) and Honorary Secretary (2020 – Present) of the London Shogyoji Trust

A devout follower of Shin Buddhism. Assists Three Wheels with organising many of its regular activities especially London Eza and Shokai Retreat.

Mrs Sanae Ishii

Honorary Treasurer of the London Shogyoji Trust (2019 – present)

A devout follower of Shin Buddhism. Responsible for managing practical aspects of daily living, special events and coordination of activities for younger members of the Sangha. Based at Three Wheels in London U.K.

Click to see her introduction.