Yushima Seidō , is a Confucian temple in Yushima, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. It was established in end of the 17th century during the Genroku era of the Edo period. Towards the late Edo period, one of the most important educational institutions of the shogunate, the Shōhei-zaka Gakumonjo (昌平坂学問所)), or Shōheikō , was founded on its grounds.
Taiseiden (Main Hall) of the Yushima Seidō
The Yushima Seido, c. 1830
The 1872 exhibition at the Yushima Seido, considered the founding event of the Tokyo National Museum (ukiyo-e print)
Ruins of the temple following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake
A temple of Confucius or Confucian temple is a temple for the veneration of Confucius and the sages and philosophers of Confucianism in Chinese folk religion and other East Asian religions. They were formerly the site of the administration of the imperial examination in China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam and often housed schools and other studying facilities.
The Temple of Confucius in Qufu c. 1912
Hall of Great Perfection (Dacheng Hall) of the Confucius temple in Qufu
The gates of the Temple of Confucius in Datong, Shanxi.
Main hall of the Temple of Confucius in Ningbo, Zhejiang.