study of classical Japanese literature and culture; Kokugaku
Refers to the Edo-period intellectual movement that emphasized native Japanese classics and Shinto, often contrasted with Chinese studies (漢学).
Motoori Norinaga is considered the great synthesizer of Kokugaku.
provincial school (ritsuryō system)
Historical term for a school established in each province under the ritsuryō legal codes to educate the children of district governors.
Under the ritsuryō system, a provincial school was established in each province.
school of a provincial capital (ancient China)
Historical term for a school in the capital of a province during the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties in China. Rare and highly specialized.
During the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties in China, the provincial capital school was a key educational institution.
He went to Kyoto to study Kokugaku.
Scholars of the Edo period tried to revive the study of Kokugaku.