Among the successive lords of the domain, the seventh lord, Nobutsuna KUTSUKI, and the eighth lord, Masatsuna KUTSUKI, were known as men of letters, and the former who wrote "Gidokugo" (miscellaneous notes) established the foundation for a domain school.
歴代藩主の中でも第7代藩主・朽木舖綱と第8代藩主・朽木昌綱は文人として知られ、前者は『擬独語』を著わし、藩校創設の基礎を築き上げた。