Onmyōdō

traditional Japanese esoteric cosmology and divination based on the Chinese philosophies of wuxing and yin and yang, introduced into Japan at the beginning of the 6th century
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Onmyōdō

Summary

Onmyōdō is a religious cosmology[1]. Onmyōdō ranks in the top 10% of religious_cosmology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (432 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Onmyōdō's image is recorded as Japanese Crest Abe no Seimei Hann.svg[3].
  • Onmyōdō's image is recorded as Yin yang.svg[4].
  • Onmyōdō's image is recorded as Abe Seimei.jpg[5].
  • Onmyōdō's instance of is recorded as religious cosmology[6].
  • Onmyōdō's instance of is recorded as esotericism[7].
  • Onmyōdō's instance of is recorded as divination[8].
  • Onmyōdō's instance of is recorded as syncretism[9].
  • yin and yang is named after Onmyōdō[10].
  • Onmyōdō's Commons category is recorded as Onmyōdō[11].
  • Onmyōdō's country of origin is recorded as Japan[12].
  • +0600-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Onmyōdō[13].
  • Onmyōdō's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06977z[14].
  • Onmyōdō's authority is recorded as Onmyō-ryō[15].
  • Onmyōdō's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Onmyōdō[16].
  • Onmyōdō's practiced by is recorded as onmyōji[17].
  • Onmyōdō's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19772309[18].
  • Onmyōdō's Miraheze article ID is recorded as shinto:Onmyōdō[19].
  • Onmyōdō's Pixiv Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 陰陽道[20].

Why It Matters

Onmyōdō ranks in the top 10% of religious_cosmology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (432 views/month).[2] Onmyōdō has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Onmyōdō is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Onmyōdō. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/onmy-d
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