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Meirinkan
was a han school located in the Chōshū Domain of Japan. The school was one of the three major educational institutions in Japan, along with the Kōdōkan in Mito Domain and Shizutani School in Okayama Domain. History The school was established in 1718 by the 6th Chōshū Domain daimyō Mōri Yoshimoto, located in the ''sannomaru'' (third bailey) of Hagi Castle, and covered an area of 940 ''tsubo'' (approx 3,102 square meters). It was later moved to the lower Hagi Castle area (part of current Hagi, Yamaguchi) by the 14th daimyō Mōri Takachika in accordance with han reforms, where it covered a total area of 15,184 ''tsubo'' (50,107 m²). 3,020 ''tsubo'' (9,966 m²) of the area were used as military training grounds. The han office was moved to Yamaguchi in 1863, and renamed Yamaguchi Kōdo, a school founded there by Hōyō Ueda, as Yamaguchi Meirinkan, creating two Meirikan schools located in Yamaguchi and Hagi. Meiji Restoration intellects Yoshida Shōin and Takasugi S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meirinkan
was a han school located in the Chōshū Domain of Japan. The school was one of the three major educational institutions in Japan, along with the Kōdōkan in Mito Domain and Shizutani School in Okayama Domain. History The school was established in 1718 by the 6th Chōshū Domain daimyō Mōri Yoshimoto, located in the ''sannomaru'' (third bailey) of Hagi Castle, and covered an area of 940 ''tsubo'' (approx 3,102 square meters). It was later moved to the lower Hagi Castle area (part of current Hagi, Yamaguchi) by the 14th daimyō Mōri Takachika in accordance with han reforms, where it covered a total area of 15,184 ''tsubo'' (50,107 m²). 3,020 ''tsubo'' (9,966 m²) of the area were used as military training grounds. The han office was moved to Yamaguchi in 1863, and renamed Yamaguchi Kōdo, a school founded there by Hōyō Ueda, as Yamaguchi Meirinkan, creating two Meirikan schools located in Yamaguchi and Hagi. Meiji Restoration intellects Yoshida Shōin and Takasugi S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |