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He later was one of the main teachers of [[Hayashi Razan]], the first of a series of [[Hayashi clan]] Confucian advisors to the [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa shoguns]].
He later was one of the main teachers of [[Hayashi Razan]], the first of a series of [[Hayashi clan]] Confucian advisors to the [[Tokugawa shogunate|Tokugawa shoguns]].
Seika is also said to have played a significant role in the development of the ''kunten'' marks used to render ''[[kanbun]]'' (Classical Chinese) legible for Japanese readers. This came after he spent some time in [[Yamakawa]] in [[Satsuma province]], where he studied the ''Bunshi-ten'' marks developed by [[Nanpo Bunshi]].<ref>"[http://www.shuseikan.jp/culture/culture23.html Satsunan gakuha]," ''Shimazu-ke ga hagukunda bunka'', Shôkoshûseikan official website. </ref>
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