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In [[1671]], [[Kin Seishun]], village head of Kumemura, received permission from King [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]] to build a Confucian temple to house the images. Construction began in [[1672]], and the main hall was complete in 1674; the images were installed by the first month of [[1676]]. The temple grounds include five buildings, as well as one main gate, called the Shiseimon (至聖門). The main worship hall, called the Taiseiden (大成殿), is located directly across an open, grassy, square plaza, facing the main gate. It enshrines Confucius and the Four Correlates. Five-clawed dragon designs on the hall's pillars and stairs match those at the Confucius Shrine in Qufu. The five-clawed dragon is an exceptionally elite symbol, and is normally restricted to the use of the Chinese Emperor; contexts honoring Confucius are one of the few exceptions.

In [[1671]], [[Kin Seishun]], village head of Kumemura, received permission from King [[Sho Tei|Shô Tei]] to build a Confucian temple to house the images. Construction began in [[1672]], and the main hall was complete in 1674; the images were installed by the first month of [[1676]]. The temple grounds include five buildings, as well as one main gate, called the Shiseimon (至聖門). The main worship hall, called the Taiseiden (大成殿), is located directly across an open, grassy, square plaza, facing the main gate. It enshrines Confucius and the Four Correlates. Five-clawed dragon designs on the hall's pillars and stairs match those at the Confucius Shrine in Qufu. The five-clawed dragon is an exceptionally elite symbol, and is normally restricted to the use of the Chinese Emperor; contexts honoring Confucius are one of the few exceptions.

Two smaller shrines sit to one side of the plaza, on one's left as one enters the main gate and faces the Taiseiden. The first of these, the Tenpigû (天妃宮), enshrines [[Tenpi]], also known as Mazu or Matsu, a goddess of the sea and of navigation. The other smaller shrine, called Tensonbyô (天尊廟), originally established on the site during the reign of the  [[Yongle Emperor]] ([[1403]]-[[1424]]), enshrines the spirits of those who have died in defense of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] (or of Okinawa otherwise), along with a number of [[Taoism|Taoist]] deities who are said to protect the kingdom, including [[Guan Yu]] and the [[Dragon King]]. The Keiseishi, a small shrine to Confucius' father [[Shuliang He]] and the fathers of the Four Correlates, was constructed on the grounds in [[1718]].

Two smaller shrines sit to one side of the plaza, on one's left as one enters the main gate and faces the Taiseiden. The first of these, the Tenpigû (天妃宮), enshrines [[Tenpi]], also known as Mazu or Matsu, a goddess of the sea and of navigation. The other smaller shrine, called Tensonbyô (天尊廟), originally established on the site during the reign of the  [[Yongle Emperor]] ([[1403]]-[[1424]]), enshrines the spirits of those who have died in defense of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] (or of Okinawa otherwise), along with a number of [[Taoism|Taoist]] deities who are said to protect the kingdom, including [[Guan Yu]] and the [[Dragon King]]. It is said to contain an image of the supreme deity of Taoism brought to Ryûkyû by the [[36 Min families]] who are alleged to have founded Kumemura. The Keiseishi, a small shrine to Confucius' father [[Shuliang He]] and the fathers of the Four Correlates, was constructed on the grounds in [[1718]].

The Meirindô (明倫堂), located across the plaza from the two smaller shrines, is regarded as the first public school in Okinawa. Originally established in 1718 by [[Tei Junsoku]] as a school for the aristocratic children of the exclusive Kumemura community, it hosted classes in Chinese language, the Confucian classics, and bureaucratic & diplomatic skills, as well as serving as the administrative center of Kumemura from [[1769]] onwards. The Meirindô later took on functions as a municipal office, and then as a public school; today, public events, lectures, and Confucianism classes take place there.

The Meirindô (明倫堂), located across the plaza from the two smaller shrines, is regarded as the first public school in Okinawa. Originally established in 1718 by [[Tei Junsoku]] as a school for the aristocratic children of the exclusive Kumemura community, it hosted classes in Chinese language, the Confucian classics, and bureaucratic & diplomatic skills, as well as serving as the administrative center of Kumemura from [[1769]] onwards. The Meirindô later took on functions as a municipal office, and then as a public school; today, public events, lectures, and Confucianism classes take place there.