Yushima Seido

Information

Yushima Seido dates back to a private school started by Hayashi Razan at Ueno Shinobugaoka in 1630. Then the school was moved to Yushima by the 5th Tokugawa Shogun Tsunayoshi in 1690, and a school called "Shoheizaka gakumonjo" was opened in the premises in 1797. It was a Cheng-Zhu school run by the Tokugawa Shogunate. The Yushima Seido's existing Taisei-den Hall (Temple of Confucius), having characteristics of Chinese-style architecture, was reconstructed in 1935 after once destroyed by the Great Kanto earthquake in 1923.

Opening Hours

9:30 – 17:00 (January – Sepember)
9:30 – 16:00 (October – March)
Taisei-den Hall: 10:00 – 17:00 (January – Sepember. Only on weekends and national holidays.)
Taisei-den Hall: 10:00 – 16:00 (October – March. Only on weekends and national holidays.)

Closed

August 13 – 17
December 29 – 31
Taisei-den Hall: Monday - Friday (Except for national holidays)

Price / Entrance Fee

Admission Free
Taisei-den Hall: 200 yen (General, Adult)
Taisei-den Hall: 100 yen (Child)

Access / Public Transport

2 minutes walk from JR Ochanomizu Station
2 minutes walk from Ochanomizu Station on the Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line (M20)
2 minutes walk from Shin-Ochanomizu Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line (C12)

Address / Location

1-4-25, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0034

Tweets

AD | Lunatic @Japan @Lunaticfgc - 2018-08-08: I wanted to visit yushima seido shrine today, but it was closed because of bad weather. Now on my way to Shinjuku f… https://t.co/JCwyr99JjP
Tetsu Ozawa @tetsu_ozawa - 2018-04-13: PICK UP #PHOTO : Praying In Yushima Seido (Tokyo) For more information : https://t.co/qwBEC7c6Rb #photography https://t.co/JMbyJmUBnj
JOUR10 @JOUR10_vmd - 2018-02-11: 湯島堂🇯🇵Yushima Seido used to be a school in the edo period🎓
#tokyi#sightseeing #edo#edoperiod #tokugawa #mensstyle… https://t.co/MARhHU6NQs
Sameer Deshmukh @v0dro - 2018-02-04: Bronze statue of Confucius at Yushima Seido. Claimed to be the world’s tallest.
#japanese #tokyo… https://t.co/PG66k5Bh9N
Dahlia @Dahlinguu - 2018-01-21: yushima seido in ochanomizu (tokyo) has a lot of nice vegetation that varies through the seasons.
these were poppin… https://t.co/UzjmsjjNcW
Ukiyo-e Bot @UkiyoeBot - 2017-12-10: Kobayashi Kiyochika: View of the Former Seido (Confucian Temple), Yushima — 湯島元聖堂之景, Not set https://t.co/dnAWzy0AQc https://t.co/5UqLXjn3bc
JapanVisitor @JapanVisitor - 2017-12-04: Yushima Seido in Ochanomizu - an Edo Period seat of learning and Confucian academy #tokyo #ochanomizu #湯島聖堂… https://t.co/IHEorMeUFw
JapanVisitor @JapanVisitor - 2017-12-04: Yushima Seido in Ochanomizu - an Edo Period seat of learning and Confucian academy #tokyo… https://t.co/PBg4yGKKRu
Edika 🇯🇵🍎🇫🇷🌸🍜 @figeac1 - 2017-11-24: Yushima Seido
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Strange feelings when I was 😥 https://t.co/orpXTUaLWe
John DeJesus @JER3M1AH - 2017-10-06: Tokyo National Museum (TNM) began in 1872 with an exposition held at the Yushima Seido Confucian… https://t.co/TzYym5JWmZ
ryoiho @ryoiho_tw - 2017-09-29: Yushima Seido. I like the tranquility. Can't get enough of it.
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#tokyostreet #igersjp #igerstokyo #shootermag_j…… https://t.co/S25mVWTLUb
MOQSEI ﾓｸｾｲ @moqsei - 2017-09-26: An orange and other offerings #orange #offering #shrine #temple #yushima-seido https://t.co/3xlaaBQbM8 https://t.co/1Mc4sf81E4
Japan This! @JapanThis - 2017-07-29: Yushima Seidō

An Edo Period 'university' of Confucian philosophy.

Painted dark and boring, just like Confucianism… https://t.co/hyAbm6nost
Tokyo Localized @tokyolocalized - 2017-06-23: Yushima Seido, where #Samurai study about #confucianism is waiting for you this weekend!… https://t.co/PdWunhIuOo
Aldona Baronaite @baronaite404 - 2017-05-22: ASAI Chu | Main Hall of the Yushima Seido Confucian Shrine https://t.co/WrxhBfGcFu
Leen Boer @BoerLeen - 2017-04-15: Yushima Seido, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, early 21st century
In 'Ema: Tangible Prayers', @Sieboldhuis #Japan #Museum… https://t.co/4hb9MOQE3D
Aldona Baronaite @baronaite404 - 2017-03-25: ASAI Chu | Main Hall of the Yushima Seido Confucian Shrine https://t.co/ISScRHGXVA
NE555 @Philips_NE555 - 2017-03-25: I recommend west side of Yushima Seido if you're Akiba freak. It's a good plase free for road parking :-)
Lita Liana @LitaLHoshina - 2017-03-05: A space continuing on from the Edo period that almost feels like a different world
https://t.co/UiF0z0u4sL
Fatchur Rizal @fatchur_rizal - 2017-02-16: A space continuing on from the Edo period that almost feels like a different world
https://t.co/regn0ao8JS
Nate Powell @NatePowell_jp - 2017-02-16: 🎌Yushima Seido is a relatively rare Confucian temple in Japan. The vast majority of Japanese temples are Buddhist.… https://t.co/JY3SEqmHD9
Tetsu Ozawa @tetsu_ozawa - 2017-01-27: PICK UP #PHOTO : Guardian Dog In Yushima Seido (Tokyo) See the full-size photo here-> https://t.co/9SUXn5xkhk… https://t.co/rOk3nkPVjA
cat lady @Marjorie_Mlr - 2017-01-22: 'Yushima Seido is a popular place of supplication for students.'
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cat lady @Marjorie_Mlr - 2017-01-22: 'Yushima Seido is a popular place of supplication for students.'
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Elisabetta @ceworet - 2016-12-24: Yushima Seido: Tokyo, Japan (Black and White) Card https://t.co/7hrMd2BS93
Timoteüs Zelle @TimZelle - 2016-12-19: I like the flow of the arch here. #arch #yushima #seido #yushimaseido #tokyo #travel… https://t.co/keTDzwYfYg
ECC | Teach in Japan @ECCTeachinJapan - 2016-12-15: Unusual and unique, Yushima Seido is a Confucian temple, established in the 17th century. … https://t.co/VNbJx2mTtO https://t.co/OWJuHqGhM4
Elisabetta @ceworet - 2016-12-15: Yushima Seido: Tokyo, Japan (Black and White) Postcard https://t.co/GfyhSNl0ld
Zazzle Items @Ashish_Zazzle - 2016-12-15: New Yushima Seido: Tokyo, Japan (Black and White) Postcard https://t.co/WAmtlWyz6j More Designs … https://t.co/5I4TaqWeE4
Zazzle Items @Ashish_Zazzle - 2016-12-15: New Yushima Seido: Tokyo, Japan Postcard https://t.co/0UaVhk9nVF More Designs https://t.co/AXbRlLG0h4 #zazzle https://t.co/QgoEPuI1qu