Kinkaku-ji Temple

Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan
Organization japanese_garden Q270983
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Kinkaku-ji Temple

Summary

Kinkaku-ji Temple is a Japanese garden[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of japanese_garden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,945 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kinkaku-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Shōkoku-ji school[3].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple is located in Kita-ku[4].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Japanese garden[6].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[7].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Ashikaga Yoshimitsu[8].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Musō Soseki[9].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple is made of wood[10].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple is made of kinpaku[11].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple is made of Jōbōji urushi[12].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple is made of gold leaf[13].
  • The location of Kinkaku-ji Temple was Kinugasa[14].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple is part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto[15].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple is part of Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[16].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Kinkaku-ji[17].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple's chairperson is recorded as Raitei Arima[18].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple comprises Golden Pavilion[19].
  • 1397 marks the founding of Kinkaku-ji Temple[20].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.0395, 'lon': 135.7285}[21].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple's located on street is recorded as Kinukake-no-michi[22].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple's parent organization or unit is recorded as Shōkoku-ji Temple[23].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple's significant event is recorded as conflagration[24].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple's significant event is recorded as architectural reconstruction[25].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple's significant event is recorded as renovation[26].
  • Kinkaku-ji Temple's significant event is recorded as renovation[27].

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Founding

Founders include Ashikaga Yoshimitsu[8] and Musō Soseki[9]. 1397 marks the founding of Kinkaku-ji Temple[20].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '鹿苑寺'}[28], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '北山鹿苑禪寺'}[29], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '北山'}[30]. Part of include Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto[15], a cultural heritage[31], in Japan[32] and Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[16], a pilgrims' way[33], in Japan[34].

Leadership

Kinkaku-ji Temple's chairperson is recorded as Raitei Arima[18].

Operations

Kinkaku-ji Temple's parent organization or unit is recorded as Shōkoku-ji Temple[23].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kinkaku-ji Temple include The Temple of the Golden Pavilion[35], a literary work[36], in Japan[37], founded in 1956[38], written by Yukio Mishima[39] and 18553 Kinkakuji[40], an asteroid[41].

Why It Matters

Kinkaku-ji Temple ranks in the top 3% of japanese_garden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,945 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for it include The Temple of the Golden Pavilion[35], a literary work[36], in Japan[37], founded in 1956[38], written by Yukio Mishima[39] and 18553 Kinkakuji[40], an asteroid[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . shokoku-ji.jp. shokoku-ji.jp. Provenance: 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . shokoku-ji.jp. shokoku-ji.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] ↑ . 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. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. 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. 4d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dedicated to → Guan Yin, Āryāvalokiteśvara
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P825]]: [[Q124684411]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790801419303"
  2. 5d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '鹿苑寺'}, {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '北山鹿苑禪寺'}, {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '北山'}
    Sitelink count → 57
    Gnd id → 104787749X
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'bcl', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'bxr', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en'
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1448]]: 北山, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790801419303"
  3. 17d ago · C960657 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → Kinkaku-ji
    Made from material → wood, kinpaku, Jōbōji urushi +1
    Significant event → conflagration, architectural reconstruction, renovation +1
    Fee → {'unit': 'Q8146', 'amount': '+500'}, {'unit': 'Q8146', 'amount': '+300'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8313]]: Kinkaku-ji"
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