Tokugawa Nariaki
Tokugawa Nariaki was a leading figure in the late Tokugawa shogunate and a strong proponent of efforts to defend the country against encroaching foreigners. His pro-"sonnō jōi" views often were at odds with the "tairō" Ii Naosuke and he was also influenced by the nativist "kokugaku" philosophy, both of which laid the foundations of the Meiji restoration as well as the development of State Shinto The academy he founded in Mito also promoted to Mitogaku school established by Tokugawa Mitsukuni. It was located in the third bailey of Mito Castle, and construction work on its buildings was not completed until 1857.