In [[1850]], he founded a group known as the ''[[Oshushikai|Ôshûshikai]]'' (lit. "Association for the History of the European States"), at which he gave lectures and led discussions. In [[1855]], the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] named him to a post at the shogunate's official ''[[Yogakusho|Yôgakusho]]'' (Western Studies Institute); the following year, the institute was renamed the ''Bansho Shirabesho'' and Mitsukuri was named an instructor there. | In [[1850]], he founded a group known as the ''[[Oshushikai|Ôshûshikai]]'' (lit. "Association for the History of the European States"), at which he gave lectures and led discussions. In [[1855]], the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] named him to a post at the shogunate's official ''[[Yogakusho|Yôgakusho]]'' (Western Studies Institute); the following year, the institute was renamed the ''Bansho Shirabesho'' and Mitsukuri was named an instructor there. |