Four Great Men of Kokugaku

The Four Great Men of Kokugaku (國學の四大人, Kokugaku no shitaijin or Kokugaku no shiushi) are a group of Edo-period Japanese scholars recognized as the most significant figures in the Kokugaku tradition of Japanese philology, religious studies, and philosophy. They are traditionally enumerated as:


 * Kada no Azumamaro
 * Kamo no Mabuchi
 * Motoori Norinaga
 * Hirata Atsutane