 The school exerted a major influence on the sonnō jōi movement and became one of the driving forces behind the Meiji Restoration.However, it failed to gain the protection of the new government and the "Kōdōkan" was disbanded and its library largely taken over by the state.The "Mito-shi Gakkai" of Mito city, Ibaraki prefecture, is undertaking research into the historical and ideological aspects of Mitogaku.