ðɪs wʌzðɪ ɪnˈɪʃəl ɪŋkɑːɹnˈeɪʃən ʌvðə fˈɜːst skˈuːl ɪn dʒəpˈæn fɔːɹ ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾɪŋ kˈɑːmənɚz,  wˌɪtʃ ˈoʊpənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, ˈæftɚ bˈænzən hæd lˈɛft ðə sˈɜːvɪs ʌv hɪz dəmˈeɪn.
This was the initial incarnation of the first school in Japan for educating commoners,  which opened in 1670, after Banzan had left the service of his domain.