Ginkaku-ji Temple

temple in Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan
Organization japanese_garden Q257473
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Ginkaku-ji Temple

Summary

Ginkaku-ji Temple is a Japanese garden[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of japanese_garden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,397 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Shōkoku-ji school[3].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple is located in Sakyō-ku[4].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Japanese garden[6].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[7].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Ashikaga Yoshimasa[8].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple is part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto[9].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple is part of Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[10].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Ginkaku-ji[11].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's chairperson is recorded as Raitei Arima[12].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple comprises Silver Pavilion[13].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple comprises Tōgu-dō[14].
  • 1465 marks the founding of Ginkaku-ji Temple[15].
  • 1490 marks the founding of Ginkaku-ji Temple[16].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.026666666667, 'lon': 135.79833333333}[17].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mount Nyoigatake[18].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's parent organization or unit is recorded as Shōkoku-ji Temple[19].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Shakyamuni Tathāgata[20].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.shokoku-ji.jp/ginkakuji/[21].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasure of Japan[22].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[23].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Special Historic Site[24].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Special Place of Scenic Beauty[25].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東山慈照寺'}[26].
  • Ginkaku-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '慈照寺'}[27].

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Founding

Ginkaku-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Ashikaga Yoshimasa[8]. Recorded inception include 1465[15] and 1490[16].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東山慈照寺'}[26], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '慈照寺'}[27], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東山'}[28]. Part of include Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto[9], a cultural heritage[29], in Japan[30] and Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[10], a pilgrims' way[31], in Japan[32].

Leadership

Ginkaku-ji Temple's chairperson is recorded as Raitei Arima[12].

Operations

Ginkaku-ji Temple's parent organization or unit is recorded as Shōkoku-ji Temple[19].

Why It Matters

Ginkaku-ji Temple ranks in the top 6% of japanese_garden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,397 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . shokoku-ji.jp. shokoku-ji.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . shokoku-ji.jp. shokoku-ji.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . shokoku-ji.jp. shokoku-ji.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . shokoku-ji.jp. shokoku-ji.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . shokoku-ji.jp. shokoku-ji.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東山慈照寺'}, {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '慈照寺'}, {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東山'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1448]]: 東山, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289721|batch #289721]]"
  2. 15h ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'bar', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et',
    Sitelink count → 33
    Fandom article id → shinto:Ginkaku-ji
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6262]]: shinto:Ginkaku-ji, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289717|batch #289717]]"
  3. 19d ago · C960657 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → Ginkaku-ji
    Transliteration or transcription → Jishōji, Jishouji, Jishoji
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8313]]: Ginkaku-ji"
  4. 17w ago · Hirho · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Japan
    Heritage designation → National Treasure of Japan, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Special Historic Site +1
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 35.026666666667, 'lon': 135.79833333333}
    Country → —
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2440]]: Hōryūji, Copying from [[Q261932]]"
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