Kintarō

Japanese folklore hero
Person fictional_human Q1047529
Kintarō
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Kintarō

Summary

Kintarō is a fictional human[1]. Born in Ashigara Mountains[2], he… he was born on +0956-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Katsuta district[4]. He died on +1012-01-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a samurai[6]. He draws 225 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_human category, ranking #725 of 5,308).[7]

Key Facts

  • Kintarō was born in Ashigara Mountains[2].
  • Kintarō died in Katsuta district[4].
  • Kintarō was born on +0956-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kintarō died on +1012-01-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Kintarō died on +1011-01-21T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Kintarō held citizenship in Japan[9].
  • Kintarō worked as a samurai[6].
  • Among Kintarō's employers was Minamoto no Yorimitsu[10].
  • Kintarō's image is recorded as Sakata Kaidomaru struggling with a huge carp under a waterfall.jpg[11].
  • Kintarō is recorded as male[12].
  • Kintarō's instance of is recorded as fictional human[13].
  • Kintarō's audio is recorded as Japanesefairytales 06 ozaki 64kb.ogg[14].
  • Kintarō's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 295311707[15].
  • Kintarō's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001125259[16].
  • Kintarō's Commons category is recorded as Kintaro[17].
  • Kintarō's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02znml[18].
  • Kintarō's family name is recorded as Sakata[19].
  • Kintarō's foods traditionally associated is recorded as Kintarō-ame[20].
  • Kintarō's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kintaro[21].
  • Kintarō's fictional or mythical analog of is recorded as Shimotsukeno no Kintoki[22].
  • Kintarō's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Kintarō's name in kana is recorded as さかた きんとき[24].
  • Kintarō's iconographic symbol is recorded as Ono[25].
  • Kintarō's iconographic symbol is recorded as haragake[26].
  • Kintarō's bgm.tv character ID is recorded as 17372[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Kintarō's place of birth was Ashigara Mountains[2]. He was born on +0956-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Kintarō's professions included samurai[6]. He was employed by Minamoto no Yorimitsu[10].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1012-01-11T00:00:00Z[5] and +1011-01-21T00:00:00Z[8]. Kintarō died in Katsuta district[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Kintarō include Kinpira[28], a cooking technique[29] and Mount Ashigara[30], a mountain[31], in Japan[32].

Why It Matters

Kintarō draws 225 Wikipedia views per month (fictional_human category, ranking #725 of 5,308).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for him include Kinpira[28], a cooking technique[29] and Mount Ashigara[30], a mountain[31], in Japan[32].

FAQs

Where was Kintarō born?

Kintarō was born in Ashigara Mountains[2].

Where did Kintarō die?

Kintarō died in Katsuta district[4].

What did Kintarō do for work?

Kintarō worked as samurai[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . fuji-oyama.jp. fuji-oyama.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Japan Search. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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