Four Great Men of Kokugaku

The Four Great Men of Kokugaku (國學の四大人, Kokugaku no shitaijin or Kokugaku no shiushi) are a group of Edo-period Japanese scholars recognized as the most significant figures in the Kokugaku tradition of Japanese philology, religious studies, and philosophy. They are traditionally enumerated as:

  • Kada no Azumamaro
  • Kamo no Mabuchi
  • Motoori Norinaga
  • Hirata Atsutane
  • Japanese definition
  • 個人的には納得できない「国学の四大人