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The Yushima Seidô is a [[Confucian shrine]] located in [[Tokyo]], which formerly housed the Shôheizaka gakumonjo academy of the [[Hayashi clan]].

The Yushima Seidô is a [[Confucian shrine]] located in [[Tokyo]], which formerly housed the Shôheizaka gakumonjo academy of the [[Hayashi clan]].

The shrine, and the academy, trace their history to an academy founded by [[Hayashi Razan]] in [[1630]], on land given him by the shogunate at Shinobu-ga-oka, in [[Ueno]]. The academy consisted originally, essentially, of a study and a library. Two years later, with the help of [[Tokugawa Yoshinao]], lord of [[Owari han]], Razan built a [[Confucian temple]] <!--(孔子廟)--> on the site, calling it the Senseiden (先聖殿). Razan's successor, [[Hayashi Gaho|Hayashi Gahô]], in [[1663]], added a dormitory and began training disciples in earnest, calling the school Kôbunkan. Shogun [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]] renamed the main shrine hall the Taiseiden (大成殿), and the shrine complex "Seidô" 聖堂, as he removed the shrine and the academy to Ochanomizu in [[1691]], housing the academy within the Taiseiden. Some of the buildings were repainted vermillion, with blue and green highlights, at that time, and Gahô's successor as head of the Hayashi clan, [[Hayashi Hoko|Hayashi Hôkô]], was formally named its head, or ''daigaku no kami'' (大学頭).

The shrine, and the academy, trace their history to an academy founded by [[Hayashi Razan]] in [[1630]], on land given him by the shogunate at Shinobu-ga-oka, in [[Ueno]]. The academy consisted originally, essentially, of a study and a library. Two years later, with the help of [[Tokugawa Yoshinao]], lord of [[Owari han]], Razan built a [[Confucian temple]] <!--(孔子廟)--> on the site, calling it the Senseiden (先聖殿). Razan's successor, [[Hayashi Gaho|Hayashi Gahô]], in [[1663]], added a dormitory and began training disciples in earnest, calling the school Kôbun-kan or Kôbun-in. Shogun [[Tokugawa Tsunayoshi]] renamed the main shrine hall the Taiseiden (大成殿), and the shrine complex "Seidô" 聖堂, as he removed the shrine and the academy to Ochanomizu in [[1691]], housing the academy within the Taiseiden. Some of the buildings were repainted vermillion, with blue and green highlights, at that time, and Gahô's successor as head of the Hayashi clan, [[Hayashi Hoko|Hayashi Hôkô]], was formally named its head, or ''daigaku no kami'' (大学頭).

After Hôkô's death, the Hayashi clan fell into decline, as did the school, which came to be dominated by other schools of thought (other than the Hayashi school of [[Neo-Confucianism]]). In [[1703]], and again in [[1772]], the school suffered extensive damage from fires.

After Hôkô's death, the Hayashi clan fell into decline, as did the school, which came to be dominated by other schools of thought (other than the Hayashi school of [[Neo-Confucianism]]). In [[1703]], and again in [[1772]], the school suffered extensive damage from fires.