東呉大学外国語文学院創立者.初代院長.名誉院長の蔡茂豐教授は、1973年から2012年傘寿で退官するまで半世紀近く東呉大学で教鞭を取っていた。その間、教育機関の責任者になったほかに、積極的に日本語教育に関する著作を執筆し、活発に学術交流活動を展開した。2019年は東呉大学外国語文学院創立35周年という大きな節目なので、記念として日本語.日本語教育との接触、教育理念、著作、教育機関.学会の成立、学報の創刊、国際交流などの側面から、蔡教授の日本語教育へ寄与した功績を記す。|Professor Tsai Mao-feng, founder and first dean and hnorary president of the School of Foreign Languages and Cultures of Soochow University, has been a teacher at Soochow University since January 1973. He ended his teaching at 80 years old in 2012 and spent nearly half a century at Soochow University. In addition to being a director of an academic institutions, he has long been committed to Japanese language education and actively participates in academic exchange activities related to Japanese language education. 2019 is the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the School of Foreign Languages and Cultures of Soochow University.I would like to discuss Professor Tsai Mao-feng's achievements in Japanese language education from Professor Tsai's contacts with Japanese and Japanese language education, educational philosophy, books and papers, establishment of teaching institutions and association and journals, and international academic exchanges.