When1: 1764
When2: 1790
Who: Motoori Norinaga [Norinaga, Motoori]
What: philosopher
Where: Japan
Detail: He lived 1730 to 1801 and started return to Shintoism and ancient myth {kokugaku}, in Kokugaku or Kogaku School [1764]. Foreign influence should not change Japanese culture. Sorrow results from passing away {mono no aware, sorrow}, as in classical Japanese literature.
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