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Hōshō-ji Temple

Buddhist Temple in Tokyo, Japan
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Summary

Hōshō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Kōyasan Shingon-shū[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nishi-Waseda[4]
  • Country: Japan[5]
  • Named after: life release[6]
  • Postal code: 162-0051[7]
  • Part of: Edo Sanjūsankasho[8], Gofunai Henro Pilgrimage[9]
  • Commons category: Hosho-ji (Shinjuku)[10]
  • Inception: 1641[11]
  • Dedicated to: Avalokiteśvara[12], Āryāvalokiteśvara[13]
  • Official website: https://www.houjou.or.jp/[14]
  • Official name: 高野山真言宗 準別格本山 光松山威盛院 放生寺[15], 光松山[16]
  • Name in kana: ほうしょうじ[17]
  • Adjacent structure or building: Ana Hachimangū[18]
  • Street address: 東京都新宿区西早稲田2-1-14[19]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . houjou.or.jp. houjou.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . 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] ↑ . houjou.or.jp. houjou.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '高野山真言宗 準別格本山 光松山威盛院 放生寺'}, {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '光松山'}
    Sitelink count → 3
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'ja', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Official name: 光松山, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791182916249"
  2. 5w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dedicated to → Avalokiteśvara, Āryāvalokiteśvara
    Image → Waseda Hosho-ji temple 201909.jpg
    Named after → life release
    Official name → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '高野山真言宗 準別格本山 光松山威盛院 放生寺'}, {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '光松山'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Dedicated to: Āryāvalokiteśvara"
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