In and after the Edo period, he was praised as a loyal subject of the Southern Court and especially in regard to education under the Kokuku Shikan (emperor-centered historiography which is based on state Shinto), the loyal subject Takanori KOJIMA created great teaching material, which made him a national hero. |
江戸時代以降、南朝の忠臣として讃えられ、特に皇国史観の下での学校教育において忠臣・児島高徳は絶好の教材となり、その結果、国民的英雄のひとりとなった。 |