Tokugawa Confucian Education The Kangien Academy of Hirose Tanso

This book presents the world of Hirose Tanso, a late Tokugawa period (1603-1868) educator whose goal was to train men of talent in practical learning for the benefit of the country. Tanso founded a private academy called Kangien in Hita City of present-day Oita prefecture. Some 3,000 young men from 64 of the then total 68 provinces of Japan were educated at Kangien during Tanso's 50-year career as educator and administrator.Kassel, Marleen is the author of 'Tokugawa Confucian Education The Kangien Academy of Hirose Tanso', published 1996 under ISBN 9780791428085 and ISBN 0791428087.