About Kinoshita Jun'an
Lived 1621 – 1699 (aged 77). Kinoshita Jun'an was an intellectual, confucian and philosopher.
was a Japanese philosopher and Confucian scholar of the early Edo period, in the Neo-Confucian tradition of Zhu Xi.
Biography Born in Kyoto as the second of five brothers, Kinoshita was a child prodigy, and studied under Matsunaga Sekigo.
In 1682, the fifth Tokugawa shōgun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, appointed him tutor to the court.
A famed educator, Kinoshita's students include Arai Hakuseki (who became advisor to the sixth Tokugawa shōgun, Tokugawa Ienobu), Amenomori Hōshū, Gion Nankai, Muro Kyūsō, Nishiyama Juntai, and Sakakibara Kōshū.
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Who was Kinoshita Jun'an?
Japanese Confucian in early-Edo period (1621-1699)
When was Kinoshita Jun'an born?
Kinoshita Jun'an was born on 22 July 1621 in Nishikikōji Street.
When did Kinoshita Jun'an die?
Kinoshita Jun'an died on 23 January 1699 in Edo.
What was Kinoshita Jun'an's occupation?
Kinoshita Jun'an was an intellectual, confucian and philosopher.
What nationality was Kinoshita Jun'an?
Kinoshita Jun'an's recorded nationality: Tokugawa shogunate.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Kinoshita Jun'an. https://biography.guide/kinoshita-jun-an/
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