Background
Born in Kyoto. Original personal name: Marekata, and also known as Zenzo.
Born in Kyoto. Original personal name: Marekata, and also known as Zenzo.
Began studying the doctrines of Ansai Yamazaki at an early age under Naokata Sato, to enter the services of Umayabashi (Maebashi) Clan in Gumma Prefecture. Later resigning, he became a disciple of Wang Yang-ming, the noted Chinese Confucian scholar, and taught in Kyoto, Osaka and Edo.