The Kōdōkan (弘道館) was the largest han school in Bakumatsu period Japan. Located in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, three of its buildings have been designated Important Cultural Properties and the school is a Special Historic Site. The Kōdōkan was founded in 1841 by Tokugawa Nariaki, ninth daimyō of Mito Domain. Tokugawa Nariaki was a leading figure in the late Tokugawa shogunate and a strong proponent of efforts to defend the country against encroaching foreigners. His pro-sonnō jōi views often were at odds with the tairō Ii Naosuke and he was also influenced by the nativist kokugaku philosophy, both of which laid the foundations of the Meiji Restoration as well as the development of State Shinto. The academy he founded in Mito also promoted to Mitogaku school established by Tokugawa Mitsukuni. It was located in the third bailey of Mito Castle, and construction work on its buildings was not completed until 1857. More information...
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