Four Great Men of Kokugaku

The Four Great Men of Kokugaku (國學の四大人, Kokugaku no shitaijin) 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