Shinto and interest in the study of Japanese classical literature raised awareness for Japan and formed part of the trend of thoughts which led the Meiji Restoration to success in Asia where there were increasing plantations by powerful countries such as America and European countries.
これら神道や国学の目覚めが欧米列強に植民地化されつつあったアジアの中で、日本の自覚を促し、明治維新を成功に導く思想的流れの一角を成した。