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It was originally established as a private academy by [[Hayashi Razan]] in [[1630]], on land given him by the shogunate at Shinobu-ga-oka, in [[Ueno]]. The academy consisted originally, essentially, of a study and a library. Two years later, with the help of [[Tokugawa Yoshinao]], lord of [[Owari han]], Razan built a [[Confucian temple]] <!--(孔子廟)--> on the site. Razan's successor, [[Hayashi Gaho|Hayashi Gahô]], in [[1663]], added a dormitory and began training disciples in earnest, calling the school Kôbunkan.

It was originally established as a private academy by [[Hayashi Razan]] in [[1630]], on land given him by the shogunate at Shinobu-ga-oka, in [[Ueno]]. The academy consisted originally, essentially, of a study and a library. Two years later, with the help of [[Tokugawa Yoshinao]], lord of [[Owari han]], Razan built a [[Confucian temple]] <!--(孔子廟)--> on the site. Razan's successor, [[Hayashi Gaho|Hayashi Gahô]], in [[1663]], added a dormitory and began training disciples in earnest, calling the school Kôbunkan.

In [[1690]], at the orders of Shogun [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]], the academy was moved onto the premises of the [[Yushima seido|Yushima seidô]] (which was itself established that year), and Gahô's successor as head of the [[Hayashi clan]], [[Hayashi Hoko|Hayashi Hôkô]], was formally named its head.

In [[1690]], at the orders of Shogun [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]], the academy was moved onto the premises of the [[Yushima seido|Yushima seidô]] (both of which were then relocated to Ochanomizu from Ueno the following year), and Gahô's successor as head of the [[Hayashi clan]], [[Hayashi Hoko|Hayashi Hôkô]], was formally named its head.

After Hôkô's death, the Hayashi clan fell into decline, as did the school, which came to be dominated by other schools of thought (other than the Hayashi school of Neo-Confucianism). In [[1703]], and again in [[1772]], the school suffered extensive damage from fires.

After Hôkô's death, the Hayashi clan fell into decline, as did the school, which came to be dominated by other schools of thought (other than the Hayashi school of Neo-Confucianism). In [[1703]], and again in [[1772]], the school suffered extensive damage from fires.