Background
Sato Issai was born on 1722 in Edosaki, Ibbaraki, Japan.
佐藤 一斎
Sato Issai was born on 1722 in Edosaki, Ibbaraki, Japan.
Studied together with Jutsusai Hayashi.
He became head of Jutsusai's private school (1805) and an instructor at the Shoheiko, the Shogunate college (1841). Adopted by the Hayashi clan of scholars, his teachings or stints as adviser had a deep impact on many figures of the last days of the shogunate such as the reformers Tsugaru Yukitsugu, Sakuma Shōzan, the painter Watanabe Kazan, Yokoi Shōnan, and Nakamura Masanao. He remained at the Shoheiko for more than 20 years and taught approximately 3,000 persons. Wrote many books.
