Yushima Seidō (Yushima Shrine)

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  • Address
    1-4-25 Yushima, Bunkyō-ku
  • Phone
    3251 4606
  • Transport
    underground rail: Marunouchi Line to Ochanomizu (exit 2)

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Established in 1632 and later used as a school for the sons of the powerful during the Tokugawa regime, Yushima Seidō is one of Tokyo's few Confucian shrines. There is a Ming dynasty bronze statue of Confucius in its black-lacquered main hall, which was rebuilt in 1935. The sculpture is visible only from 1 to 4 January and the fourth Sunday in April, but you can turn up at weekends and holidays for a chance to see the building's interior.