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Kinkaku-ji arson incident

1950 arson in Kyoto, Japan
Event arson Q11647990
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Summary

Kinkaku-ji arson incident is an arson[1]. It draws 319 Wikipedia views per month (arson category, ranking #12 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kinkaku-ji arson incident is located in Kamigyō-ku[3].
  • Kinkaku-ji arson incident is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Kinkaku-ji arson incident's instance of is recorded as arson[5].
  • The location of Kinkaku-ji arson incident was Kinkaku-ji Temple[6].
  • Kinkaku-ji arson incident occurred on July 2, 1950[7].
  • Kinkaku-ji arson incident's depicted by is recorded as The Temple of the Golden Pavilion[8].
  • Kinkaku-ji arson incident's destroyed is recorded as Golden Pavilion[9].
  • Kinkaku-ji arson incident's perpetrator is recorded as Hayashi Yōken[10].

Body

When and Where

Kinkaku-ji arson incident took place on July 2, 1950[7]. It took place at Kinkaku-ji Temple[6]. It is in the country of Japan[4].

Context

Kinkaku-ji arson incident's instance of is recorded as arson[5].

Why It Matters

Kinkaku-ji arson incident draws 319 Wikipedia views per month (arson category, ranking #12 of 23).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Point in time → +1950-07-02T00:00:00Z
    Wikidata description → 1950 arson in Kyoto, Japan
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Kamigyō-ku
    Fandom article id → shinto:Kinkaku-ji arson incident
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Fandom article id: shinto:Kinkaku-ji arson incident"
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