Confucius Shrine (Kōshi-byō)

Kōshi-byō is a Confucian temple in Nagasaki, . Today the land on which it stands is owned by the Chinese Embassy in . First built in 1893 by with the support of the Qing dynasty government, the shrine was designed to serve as a place of worship and learning for the Chinese community, and housed a Confucian sanctuary and primary school.
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  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM—5:30 PM
  • Type: Place of worship
  • Description: shrine in Nagasaki
  • Also known as: “Confucius Shrine, Nagasaki”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oura Catholic Church and Glover Garden.

Church
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The Oura Church or Oura Cathedral, officially the Basilica of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan, is a Catholic minor basilica and co-cathedral in Nagasaki, , built soon after the end of the Japanese government's Seclusion Policy in 1853. is situated 270 metres southwest of Confucius Shrine (Kōshi-byō).

Garden
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is a park in Nagasaki, , built for Thomas Blake Glover, a Scottish merchant who contributed to the modernization of Japan in shipbuilding, coal mining, and other fields. is situated 390 metres southwest of Confucius Shrine (Kōshi-byō).

Museum
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is situated 260 metres west of Confucius Shrine (Kōshi-byō).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dejima and Nagayo.

Locality
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or Deshima, in the 17th century also called Tsukishima, was an artificial island off Nagasaki, Japan, that served as a trading post for the Portuguese and subsequently the Dutch.

Town
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is a town located in , , . As of 31 May 2024, the town had an estimated population of 39,548 in 17077 households, and a population density of 1400 people per km2. The total area of the town is 28.73 km2. is situated 10 km north of Confucius Shrine (Kōshi-byō).

Confucius Shrine (Kōshi-byō)

Latitude
32.73561° or 32° 44′ 8″ north
Longitude
129.87248° or 129° 52′ 21″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Confucius Shrine (Kōshi-byō)” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “孔子廟 (長崎)”
  • Chinese: “孔子廟”
  • Esperanto: “Konfucea Templo de Nagasako”
  • French: “Kōshi-byō”
  • German: “Kōshi-byō”
  • Japanese: “長崎孔子廟”
  • Polish: “Sanktuarium Konfucjusza w Nagasaki”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Konfucjusza w Nagasaki”
  • Russian: “Мавзолей Конфуция”
  • Ukrainian: “Мавзолей Конфуція в Нагасакі”
  • Ukrainian: “Мавзолей Конфуція”
  • Ukrainian: “Святилище Конфуція”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Koshi-byo & Historical Museum of China and Ishibashi.

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