Scholar's Circle (Gakusha no Wa)

Focus: Knowledge, research, education, archives

Members:

• Historians, philosophers, scientists (natural philosophy)
• Mathematicians, astronomers, librarians/archivists
• Teachers, linguists, archaeologists (studying ancient ruins)

Hierarchy:

• Student (learning)
• Scholar (researching/teaching)
• Senior Scholar (established expertise)
• Master Scholar (authority in field)
• Circle Keeper (administrative head)

Culture:

• Intellectual, debate-loving
• Preservation of knowledge priority
• Peer review system
• Publishing papers and books
• Lectures open to public
• Some academic rivalries (intense but not violent)
• Travel for research encouraged

Locations: Headquarters in Mori-shizuka, libraries and schools everywhere