Oe Gijuku

...After graduating from Kumamoto Western School, he entered Doshisha University, where he was mentored by Niijima Jo and was baptized as a Christian. However, in 1880, he dropped out and returned to his hometown. In Kumamoto, he joined the Soaisha, a liberal rights association, and worked as a political speaker and newspaper editor. In 1882, he opened the Oe Gijuku in his home, where he taught practical education with a liberal ideology. He also self-published several pamphlets, preparing to begin writing. During this time, he traveled to Tokyo and Kochi, where he became acquainted with Itagaki Taisuke, Nakae Chomin, and Taguchi Uokichi. ...

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…熊本洋学校をへて同志社に入り，新島襄の薫陶をうけ，一度はキリスト教の洗礼をうけるが，1880年同校を中退し郷里へ帰る。熊本では自由民権の結社相愛社に加盟し，政談演説や新聞編集に従事するが，82年より自宅に大江義塾を開き，自由主義を標榜した実学教育を行う一方，いくつかのパンフレットを自費出版し，文筆活動に入る準備をする。この間，東京や高知に旅行し板垣退助，中江兆民，田口卯吉らの知遇をえる。…

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