The mausoleum of Confucius in Nagasaki - is perhaps the most Chinese of what is available in Japan. This temple is located on land that officially belongs to China, it was built from materials imported from China, and worked on its construction is also Chinese. It is the only Confucian Temple, which was built by the Chinese outside their home country. Land for the temple was handed over to China by way of exception, as the mausoleum found to be very significant object of world culture.

The great philosopher Kung Fu Tzu, better known as Confucius lived in China since 551 479 years BC Confucius founded a state ideology, which is recognized as the oldest in history. In Japan, Confucianism has been delivered in the year 285, and teaching with the prefix "neo" is most prevalent at the end of the XVI century during the rule of the Tokugawa Ieyasu. This doctrine asserts the necessity of hierarchy in society and the government and justify the division of the inhabitants of Japan's social strata. This ideology was officially adopted by the military government of the Bakufu.

The first church building was erected in 1893. It was built by the Chinese community in Nagasaki, received support from the government of the Qing Dynasty. The temple served not only as a place of worship, but was also an elementary school. During the explosion of the atomic bomb in August 1945, the building of the temple complex have been seriously damaged. Their recovery was delayed for more than 20 years, and the discovery of the mausoleum to the public took place only in 1967. The second time the church was restored in 1982, the church, with the support of the Chinese Government.

In the guise of the mausoleum combines features of the two architectural styles - South and North China. The temple is in the red and yellow color scheme, its territory is surrounded by a wall of red brick. Near the temple is a pond with a bridge of white marble. In the courtyard of the mausoleum installed 72 stone statues on the number of the disciples of Confucius, and the main hall is a statue of the teacher.

Behind the temple one can see the building of primary school Dzintyu and Historical Museum of China, whose exhibits brought from the National History Museum in Beijing and the former palace of the emperor. Among the exhibits - ancient map of the Silk Road and models early Chinese inventions.