Honda Shigeyuki (1882-1945) was one of the representative second-generation scholars of the Kyoto School of Sinology. He was well-versed in the history of Chinese Confucian Classics, the history of Chinese Philosophy and also Chinese art culture. His work Shina Keigaku Shi Ron is an important work that utilizes positivism method to examine the history of Confucian Classics among the Kyoto School of Sinology, and it has had a profound influence on both China and Japan's study of Confucian Classics. In collaboration with Ojima Sukema (1886-1966) and Aoki Masaru (1887-1964), he founded the Shinagaku-sha (the Society of Chinese Studies) and the journal Shinagaku (The Journal of Chinese Studies), both of them were important in Sinology study in modern Japan. Despite his significant study on the history of Confucian Classics and crucial role in the Kyoto School's scholarly activities, Honda has not yet received much academic attention. This research will be the first scholarly attempt to investigate Honda Shigeyuki's academic life and scholarship through an in-depth analysis of his works. Situating his view on “Yu-Shamanism” as the origin of Confucian Classics, with a historical context and employing current scholarship of Confucian history and Sino-Japanese intellectual exchange, this paper aims to explore the formation of Honda Shigeki's thought on Confucianism and China. It also sheds light on the deeper understanding of the Kyoto School of Sinology.