Kokugaku scholar Hirata Atsutane featured in national history museum

Kokugaku scholar Hirata Atsutane featured in national history museum

CHIBA, Japan - A special exhibition to explore the renowned ''kokugaku'' (national learning) scholar Hirata Atsutane has opened at the National Museum of Japanese History, featuring hundreds of materials previously not shown to the public. Photo shows a painting depicting the world of Tengu, or the long-nosed Japanese mountain goblins, based on Atsutane's recollection of the story of a boy who said he had seen the world of Tengu.

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