Literacy

In ancient Japan was there a literacy problem like in most fudal systems or did most people know how to read?




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Hi.

> In ancient Japan was there a literacy problem like in most fudal
> systems or did most people know how to read?

How long ago are you thinking of?



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Hmm To keep things un-compilcated lets say about at around the time of the beggeninning of Tokugawa Shogunate to the end of the Fudal system in the late 1800's.

Barbara Nostrand <nostrand@...> wrote: Hi.

> In ancient Japan was there a literacy problem like in most fudal
> systems or did most people know how to read?

How long ago are you thinking of?

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Edo period?
Literacy rate in Edo period was male-50~70%, female-10~20% (Buke
family-100%)
Literacy rate within Edo capital was 70~80% both male and female.

shikisoku


2006/6/30, james wilson <johntwo8@...>:

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in general,eduation was for upper classes.it chance during the edo period
with temple schools and lot of vacancy for flat broke roonins as
teachers...regards tengu64

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There are several sites that describe Japan's educational system, including historical aspects. One of them is:

http://www.usjp.org/jpeducation_en/jpEdSystem_en.html#mozTocId450835

Excerpt:


1-2 THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION


1-2-1 PREWAR EDUCATION


Japanese society, largely illiterate at the beginning of the Edo period (1603-1867) had become one of the most literate societies in the world by the end of the Edo period.7 Local feudal lords established fief schools for samurai, "Japanese warriors" and thus every samurai was literate. Ordinary farmers, craftsmen, and merchants sent their children to the terakoya, "temple schools" for basic knowledge, writing, reading, and counting. By the end of the Edo period, the attendance was high in urban areas such as in Edo (86%), though it was much lower in isolated rural areas. The percentages of male and female attendance in terakoya were 79 percent and 21 percent, respectively (Passin 1965:44-47).


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in general,eduation was for upper classes.it chance during the edo period
with temple schools and lot of vacancy for flat broke roonins as
teachers...regards tengu64

>From: Barbara Nostrand org>
>Reply-To: samuraihistory@ yahoogroups.com
>To: samuraihistory@ yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [samuraihistory] Literacy
>Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:28:33 -0400
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>Hi.
> > In ancient Japan was there a literacy problem like in most fudal
> > systems or did most people know how to read?
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Thank you all very much for your reply and help it very apreciated. Ai Yugasa Heiwa

"Boal, Nina" wrote: There are several sites that describe Japan's educational system, including historical aspects. One of them is:

http://www.usjp.org/jpeducation_en/jpEdSystem_en.html#mozTocId450835

Excerpt:


1-2 THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION

1-2-1 PREWAR EDUCATION

Japanese society, largely illiterate at the beginning of the Edo period (1603-1867) had become one of the most literate societies in the world by the end of the Edo period.7 Local feudal lords established fief schools for samurai, "Japanese warriors" and thus every samurai was literate. Ordinary farmers, craftsmen, and merchants sent their children to the terakoya, "temple schools" for basic knowledge, writing, reading, and counting. By the end of the Edo period, the attendance was high in urban areas such as in Edo (86%), though it was much lower in isolated rural areas. The percentages of male and female attendance in terakoya were 79 percent and 21 percent, respectively (Passin 1965:44-47).

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Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 4:40 AM
To: samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [samuraihistory] Literacy

in general,eduation was for upper classes.it chance during the edo period
with temple schools and lot of vacancy for flat broke roonins as
teachers...regards tengu64

>From: Barbara Nostrand org>
>Reply-To: samuraihistory@ yahoogroups.com
>To: samuraihistory@ yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [samuraihistory] Literacy
>Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:28:33 -0400
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>Hi.
> > In ancient Japan was there a literacy problem like in most fudal
> > systems or did most people know how to read?
>
>
>
>
>How long ago are you thinking of?
>
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