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 (779 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 image is recorded as Water reflection of Kinkaku-ji Temple a sunny day, Kyoto, Japan.jpg^[6].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Japanese garden^[7].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple^[8].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Ashikaga Yoshimitsu^[9].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Musō Soseki^[10].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's made from material is recorded as wood^[11].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's made from material is recorded as kinpaku^[12].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's made from material is recorded as Jōbōji urushi^[13].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 306367221^[14].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr2004036218^[15].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's location is recorded as Kinugasa^[16].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00381934^[17].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's part of is recorded as Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto^[18].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's part of is recorded as Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi^[19].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Kinkaku-ji^[20].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's chairperson is recorded as Raitei Arima^[21].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's has part is recorded as Golden Pavilion^[22].
• +1397-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kinkaku-ji Temple^[23].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.0395, 'lon': 135.7285}^[24].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01kn4w^[25].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's parent organization or unit is recorded as Shōkoku-ji Temple^[26].
• Kinkaku-ji Temple's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 688-013^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Ashikaga Yoshimitsu^[9] and Musō Soseki^[10]. +1397-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kinkaku-ji Temple^[23].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '鹿苑寺'}^[28] and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '北山鹿苑禪寺'}^[29]. Part of include Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto^[18], a cultural heritage^[30], in Japan^[31] and Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi^[19], a pilgrims' way^[32], in Japan^[33].

Leadership

Kinkaku-ji Temple's chairperson is recorded as Raitei Arima^[21].

Operations

Kinkaku-ji Temple's parent organization or unit is recorded as Shōkoku-ji Temple^[26].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kinkaku-ji Temple include The Temple of the Golden Pavilion^[34], a literary work^[35], in Japan^[36], founded in 1956^[37], written by Yukio Mishima^[38] and 18553 Kinkakuji^[39], an asteroid^[40].

Why It Matters

Kinkaku-ji Temple ranks in the top 3% of japanese_garden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (779 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include The Temple of the Golden Pavilion^[34], a literary work^[35], in Japan^[36], founded in 1956^[37], written by Yukio Mishima^[38] and 18553 Kinkakuji^[39], an asteroid^[40].