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Hōgon-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Organization buddhist_temple Q3080736

Facts

21 properties

Identity

Instance of
Buddhist temple, chokugan-ji[6]
Official website
www.chikubushima.jp, www.chikubushima.jp[20][21]
Native label
宝厳寺[24]
Official name
巌金山[23]

Status and dates

Inception
724[15]

Location

Country
Japan[4]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 35.421°, 136.143°[17]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Nagahama[3]
Street address
〒526-0124　滋賀県長浜市早崎町1664

People

Founder
Shōmu, Gyōki[7][8]

Relations

Part of
Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi, Three Great Shrines of Benzaiten, Lake Biwa 108 Pilgrimage Sites[9][10][11][12]
Has part(s)
Kara-mon, Hogonji, Wikidata item[13][14]
More facts +9
Religion or worldview
Buddhism[2]
Adjacent structure or building
Tsukubusuma Shrine
Dedicated heritage entity
Wikidata item
Dedicated to
Benzaiten[19]
Heritage designation
National Treasure of Japan[22]
Located in or next to body of water
Lake Biwa[5]
Located in/on physical feature
Chikubu Island[18]
Name in kana
ほうごんじ
Religious order
Shingon-shu Buzan-ha[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hōgon-ji en Hōgon-ji Temple fa هوگون-جی fr Hōgon-ji fr temple Hōgon id Wihara Hōgon-ji ja 宝厳寺 ko 호곤지 zh 寶嚴寺 zh-hans 宝严寺
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
255516141
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Hogonji114520.jpg ↗
Corporate Number (Japan)
8160005004130
Freebase ID
/m/0ggbltk
Ground level 360 degree view URL
aitrec.jp
Japan Search name ID
宝厳寺(巌金山)
NDL Authority ID
00646397
OpenCorporates ID
jp/8160005004130
OpenStreetMap way ID
585556562
TripAdvisor ID
1424421
YouTube channel ID
UCoQgmTnjdXAb4rr-G0bUjsg
YouTube handle
竹生島宝厳寺西国第三

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🔗 Connections
Belongs to 2
Chikubu Island, Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage
Founder 2
Shōmu, Gyōki
Country 1
Japan
Dedicated to 1
Benzaiten
Heritage designation 1
National Treasure of Japan
Instance of 1
Buddhist temple
Located in or next to body of water 1
Lake Biwa
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Nagahama
Located in/on physical feature 1
Chikubu Island
Part of 1
Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage
Religion or worldview 1
Buddhism
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Summary

Hōgon-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1].

Body

Identity

Part of include Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage[9], a Buddhist pilgrimage[25], in Japan[26], founded in 1100[27]; Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[10], a pilgrims' way[28], in Japan[29]; Three Great Shrines of Benzaiten[11], a group of structures or buildings[30], in Japan[31]; and Lake Biwa 108 Pilgrimage Sites[12].

Related Entities

Japan Shōmu

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '巌金山'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Official name: 巌金山, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289724|batch #289724]]"
  2. 4w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Street address: 〒526-0124　滋賀県長浜市早崎町1664, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791182916249"
  3. 4w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water → Lake Biwa
    Has parts → —
    Country → Japan
    Heritage designation → National Treasure of Japan
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Object of statement has role: hibutsu, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790966848888"
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