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It is a widely-accepted theory that Fujiwara Seiko inherited the Confucianism of Joseon and became the progenitor of Japanese neo-Confucian. This study examined the characters of Seika that appeared in the records of Joseon people. Sahangdan and Ganghang recorded about Seika in 1590. In this record, all Joseon people praised Seika with one voice. Seika, an intellectual who had excellent family and personality, was regarded as anti-Japanese and a person who admired Joseon. And they emphasized that he was a Buddhist monk exploring Confucianism. Seika must have been friendly to Joseon and respected Joseon people. He would have looked good to explore Confucianism as a monk. However, Seika binge-read Chinese Song Dynasty books even before meeting Joseon people. In addition, through the spoils of the Imjin War and Jungyoujaeran war, he extensively read Chinese books and studied Confucianism. His two attempts to sail to the continent were aimed at pursuing universal values because of the skepticism of war. For Seika, Joseon was a neighboring country of China and was only a medium to follow and convey the consciousness of Small China and Chinese culture.