Jishūkan

Jishūkan (Kumamoto)
Location
Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto Prefecture
Japan
Information
Type Run by Kumamoto Han school
Established 1755
Closed 1870
President Akiyama Gyokuzan(first)
Campus size 45 meters by 135 meters
Information Subjects: Four Books and Five Classics from China, Han learning, East Asian calligraphy, preparation for ceremonies, mathematics, music, the study of Precedent. Bodily Exercises:Equestrianism, Battojutsu, Naginatajutsu, Sojutsu, Hojutsu

Jishūkan was the Han school of Kumamoto, Japan existing between 1755 and 1870. It was established by Hosokawa Shigekata, the 6th Hosokawa clan daimyo of Higo Province, Kumamoto, Kumamoto, inside Kumamoto Castle and this school is known for producing many noted scholars such as Yokoi Shounan, Inoue Kowashi and Kitasato Shibasaburo.

Other Jishūkans

Origin of the name

Origin of the school

Other schools

Location of Jishuukan and Subjects

Teachers

End of the school

See also

Footnotes

  1. Anectodes of Hosokawa Shigekata, Kawaguchi K. Kumamoto Nichi Nichi Shimbun, 2008

References

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