Confucianism in Japan

Japanese philosopher (1583–1657)

Japanese philosopher (1666–1728)

Japanese hierarchical relationship

book about the history of Japan until 1392

Japanese philosopher

sociological concept associated with status

refers to a school of Japanese historical and Shinto studies that arose in the Mito Domain (modern-day Ibaraki Prefecture).

book by Rai San'yō about the history of Japan

Japanese philosopher (1618–1688)

thumb|Portrayal of Wang Yangming

thumb|Shingaku made use of specific dances to illustrate its worldview. Shingaku (心学, lit. "heart learning") or Sekimon-shingaku (石門心学) is a Japanese religious movement, founded by Ishida Baigan and further developed by Teshima Toan, which was especially influential during the Tokugawa period. Shingaku has been characterized as coming from the Neo-Confucian tradition, integrating principles from Zen Buddhism and Shinto (Chang 2010). It has been speculated that Shingaku was one of the cultural foundations for Japan's industrialization. (Sawada, 1993; Bellah, 1957)

17th century Korean ideology which sees the Koreans as the true heirs to Chinese civilization after the fall of Ming dynasty by the Manchu-ruled Qing dynasty

philosophy in Edo-period Japan

semi-legendary scholar from Baekje said to have brought Chinese script to Japan

book by Hayashi Razan

Japanese scholar-diplomat (1801-1859)