Background
Kozan Takai was born in 1806in Nagano, Japan. Takai was a name conferred by the Shogunate.
孤山 高井
Kozan Takai was born in 1806in Nagano, Japan. Takai was a name conferred by the Shogunate.
Kozan Takai came to Kyoto (1820) and studied under Seigan Yanagawa. Accompanied Yanagawa to Tokyo (1832). He became a disciple of Issai Sato and a friend of Hokusai Katsushika.
Kozan Takai returned to his native place for famine relief work (1836). Later advocated union of Imperial Court and Shogunate. He founded a private school in Tokyo and later in Nagano Prefecture.