Leroy Lansing Janes (1838-1909) was an American educator, hired by Kumamoto Domain at the beginning of the Meiji period of Japan.
A native of Ohio, Janes is a Civil War veteran, where he served in artillery with the rank of captain after graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1871, he was approached by the Hosokawa clan, the feudal lord of Kumamoto to teach at Kumamoto Y? Gakk? , a domainal school that promotes western studies. Janes devises a full curriculum in English, covering math, history, geography, and the natural sciences. Janes gave lectures on western morals, and waited for three years to discuss Christianity with his disciples when he felt that he had gained their trust and that their English skills were sufficient to understand the relationship between Christianity and western civilization.
About 30 of his disciples converted to Christianity under his influence, including Kozaki Hiromichi, Ebina Danj ?, and Ukita Kazutami. The Kumamoto Y? Gakk? was forced to close in August 1876 because of opposition from conservative elements in the Kumamoto domain, and Janes, along with his students, moved to Kyoto, where they joined D? Shisha, established a year earlier by Niijima J ?. Janes returned to the United States in 1878.
Janes returned to Japan to teach again from 1893 to 1899 as oyatoi gaikokujin .
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