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Confucius (Koshi) was a Chinese philosopher and teacher of the 6th–5th century BCE whose ethical and social teachings, later systematized as Confucianism, spread to Japan and profoundly shaped its education, governance, and moral philosophy. In Japan he came to be honored at Confucian shrines, such as the Yushima Seido in Tokyo, as a foundational sage associated with learning, scholarship, and self-cultivation. He is not traditionally worshipped as a deity in the Shinto sense but is revered as a model teacher and moral exemplar within the Confucian tradition.
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