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The Shiseibyô, also known locally as Chishinbu, is a [[Confucianism|Confucian]] temple in [[Kumemura]], in [[Naha]], [[Okinawa]]. Originally built in [[1674]], and recognized as a gift from [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] [[Emperor Kangxi]], it was one of the key centers of Chinese learning and Confucian observance in Kumemura.
The Shiseibyô, also known locally as Chishinbu, is a [[Confucianism|Confucian]] temple in [[Kumemura]], in [[Naha]], [[Okinawa]]. Originally built in [[1674]], and recognized as a gift from [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] [[Emperor Kangxi]], it was one of the key centers of Chinese learning and Confucian observance in Kumemura.
Today, Naha is home to two reconstructions of the shrine: one opened in 2013 in the Matsuyama neighborhood, adjacent to the [[Fukushuen|Fukushûen]] (Fuzhou Gardens), and one built in 1975 on the original site of the Tensonbyô, a [[Taoism|Taoist]] shrine near Naminoue Beach. A statue of [[Confucius]] was also erected in 1975, on the original site of the Shiseibyô, near Izumisaki Bridge. All are run by the Kume Sôseikai, an organization founded in 1914 by descendants of the [[36 Min families]] who founded and formed the core of the Kumemura community.<ref name=shimpo>"[http://english.ryukyushimpo.jp/2013/06/25/10659/ Mortuary tablet of Confucius returns to Kume after 69 years]," Ryukyu Shimpo, 16 June 2013.</ref>
Today, Naha is home to two reconstructions of the shrine: one opened in 2013 in the Matsuyama neighborhood, adjacent to the [[Fukushuen|Fukushûen]] (Fuzhou Gardens), and one built in 1975 on the original site of the Tensonbyô, a [[Taoism|Taoist]] shrine near Naminoue Beach. A statue of [[Confucius]] was also erected in 1975, on the original site of the Shiseibyô, near [[Izumisaki Bridge]]. All are run by the Kume Sôseikai, an organization founded in 1914 by descendants of the [[36 Min families]] who founded and formed the core of the Kumemura community.<ref name=shimpo>"[http://english.ryukyushimpo.jp/2013/06/25/10659/ Mortuary tablet of Confucius returns to Kume after 69 years]," Ryukyu Shimpo, 16 June 2013.</ref>
==History & Layout==
==History & Layout==
