Taku Seibyo located in Taku City, Saga Pref. is a shrine dedicated to the worship of Confucius. It is the third oldest Seibyo (Confucius’s mausoleum) next to Ashikaga School (Tochigi Pref.) and Shizutani School (Okayama Pref.), but said to be the most gorgeous. The domain of Taku faced financial difficulties in the Edo period and the domain people became desperate. The 4th generation of the domain lord, Shigefumi Taku was worried about this and thought it necessary to educate people. He decided to build a Confucius’s mausoleum and school. This stately and gorgeous mausoleum was completed in 1708. The remnant of red urushi lacquer can still be seen all over the building. The style of building is Japan’s typical style of Zenshuuyou Butsudo Style (Buddhist hall in Zen style) but sculptures and pattern applied everywhere inside and outside of the building create Chinese taste. The bronze image of seated Confucius was designated as a city’s Important Cultural Property, and the Seigan (the case for the Confucius image) was as a national Important Cultural Property.