湯島聖堂

湯島大教堂是日本學校教育的發源地。德川第五代綱吉建造的孔子廟。大成殿將於週六,週日和節假日向公衆開放。孔子廟是一座陵墓,供奉孔子,由一所重視儒教的學校建造的孔子陵墓。它位於世界各地和日本,但據說這是江戶幕府教育的中心。在中式西式中很少見的崇拜方式,這很有趣。

這裡是一個蠻好的地方，來逛逛挺好的。位於東京都文京區湯島一丁目，距離最近的車站是JR中央線御茶之水站，從聖橋口出站往北過聖橋后右手橋堍便是湯島聖堂。

I came all the way from Shentian Mingshen, when it was raining heavily, and I entered the side door of the Tangdao Temple. I just felt nothing. Maybe because of the bad weather, many doors were sealed up and there was nothing good to look at. In fact, Confucius was like that. It took less than 30 minutes to get in and out of the school in my hometown. On the whole, it is not a scenic spot worth visiting specially.

德川五代將軍德川綱吉為了振興儒學，在這創建的，有孔子尊像。後來還開設了幕府直屬的學問所，昌平坂學問所，有點像我們的通文館吧。現在這些是關東大地震后原樣重建的。

There are Confucius statues in the Tangdao Temple opposite Shimada. There are very few people in it. Occasionally, a few Japanese aunts come to see it. The main hall is shut over there.