Private academies of Chinese learning in Meiji Japan

"The establishment of a national education system soon after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 is recognized as a significant factor in Japan's modernization, hence research on education is concentrated on the state system. However, this development did not mean the disappearance of the juku, the private academies that were so much a feature of the Tokugawa period. Indeed, these played a far greater role than has been appreciated so far and this book aims to rectify the omission. Not only does this comprehensive study of a little known but significant area contribute to a better understanding of education in the Meiji period but also it is relevant to Japan's public education system today."--BOOK JACKET.