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|City=Hagi
|City=Hagi
|Prefecture=Yamaguchi Prefecture
|Prefecture=Yamaguchi Prefecture
|Background=Yoshida Shoin was released from prison and placed under house arrest here at his XX residence, so it is technically their residence. He resumed teaching and built the Shoka Sonjuku school on the residence property. The Mori was lenient in allowing him to move freely about the property and over two years teaching at the Shoka Sonjuku Academy he mentored a new generation of thinkers. See Bakumatsu for more details of his influence on the Hagi and the end of the Edo Period. The photos below include both the school and the residence where he was under house arrest.
|Background=After his release from prison, Yoshida Shōin was placed under house arrest at his father’s residence. The Mōri clan showed leniency, allowing him to move freely within the grounds, so despite these restrictions, he resumed teaching and established the Shōkasonjuku Academy on the property. Over two years, he mentored a new generation of thinkers, many of whom would play pivotal roles in the end of the Tokugawa Bakufu (see details) and the transition to the Meiji era.
 
The photos below include both the Shōkasonjuku Academy and the residence where Shōin spent his house arrest.
|GPSLocation=34.41223, 131.41767
|GPSLocation=34.41223, 131.41767
|Visits=March 21, 2024
|Visits=March 21, 2024

Revision as of 08:18, 1 March 2025

After his release from prison, Yoshida Shōin was placed under house arrest at his father’s residence. The Mōri clan showed leniency, allowing him to move freely within the grounds, so despite these restrictions, he resumed teaching and established the Shōkasonjuku Academy on the property. Over two y

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Background

After his release from prison, Yoshida Shōin was placed under house arrest at his father’s residence. The Mōri clan showed leniency, allowing him to move freely within the grounds, so despite these restrictions, he resumed teaching and established the Shōkasonjuku Academy on the property. Over two years, he mentored a new generation of thinkers, many of whom would play pivotal roles in the end of the Tokugawa Bakufu (see details) and the transition to the Meiji era.

The photos below include both the Shōkasonjuku Academy and the residence where Shōin spent his house arrest.


Gallery
  • Shoin's room of imprisonment
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  • Shokasonjuku Academy
  • Shokasonjuku Academy
  • Shokasonjuku Academy

  • Yoshida Shoin Residence & Shoka Sonjuku Profile
    English Name Yoshida Shoin Residence & Shoka Sonjuku
    Japanese Name 吉田松陰幽囚ノ旧宅
    Year 1800s
    Residence Type Lower Class
    Features House
    Visitor Information Interior is not open, but the doors are open to see inside from 9:00-17:00 daily in good weather
    Website https://www.hagishi.com/en/search/detail.php?d=100094
    Location Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture
    Castle Hagi Castle
    Coordinates 34.41223, 131.41767
    Hagi Castle and nearby Samurai Homes
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    Admin
    Visits March 21, 2024
    Added Jcastle 2025
    Contributor Eric


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