Ryōan-ji Temple

temple in Kyoto, Japan

Organization buddhist_temple Q587371

Facts

22 properties

Identity

Instance of: Buddhist temple
Official website: www.ryoanji.jp^[15]
Official name: 大雲山^[20]

Status and dates

Inception: 1450^[10]

Location

Country: Japan^[5]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 35.034°, 135.718°^[11]
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ukyō Ward^[4]
Street address: 京都府京都市右京区龍安寺御陵下町13

People

Founder: Hosokawa Katsumoto, Giten Genshō^[6]^[7]

Relations

Part of: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto^[8]
Has part(s): Zen Garden, Ryoan-ji Temple^[9]
Member of: Kyoto Museums Association^[2]
Parent organization or unit: Myōshin-ji Temple^[13]

More facts +9

Religion or worldview: Myōshin-ji sect^[3]
Area: +3.9^[22]
Dedicated to: Shakyamuni Tathāgata^[14]
Directions: Nearest bus stop: Ryōanji-mae, route 59; nearest Randen tram stop, Ryoanji-michi, Ближайшая автобусная остановка — Рёандзи-маэ, маршрут №59; ближайшая остановка трамвая — Рёандзи-мити^[23]
Heritage designation: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Important Cultural Property of Japan, Historic Site of Japan, Special Place of Scenic Beauty^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]
Located in/on physical feature: Mount Kinugasa^[12]
Name in kana: りょうあんじ^[21]
P14610: Zen Garden, Ryoan-ji Temple
Public transport stop: Ryōanji Station

🏷️ Also known as

en Ryōan-ji en Ryōan-ji Temple cs Rjóandži fa ریوان-جی fr Ryoan-ji fr Ryôan-ji fr Temple du repos du dragon he ריואן-ג'י ja 大雲山龍安寺 ja りょうあんじ ja 大雲山龍安禪寺 ja 竜安寺 ja 龍安寺 ko 료안지 ru Рёан-дзи sv Ryoanji th เรียวอันจิ uk Монастир Рьоан vi chùa Ryōan

🔖 Identifiers · 20

VIAF cluster ID: 168403064
Image (Wikimedia Commons): 250201 Ryoan-ji Kyoto Japan06s3.jpg ↗
ArchINFORM project ID: 28170
Atlas Obscura place ID: ryoan-ji
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 16255132g
Corporate Number (Japan): 3130005001201
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: topic/Ryoan-Temple
Freebase ID: /m/04dbxk
Japan Search name ID: 龍安寺
Japanese Database of National Cultural Properties ID: 401/1711
Kulturenvanteri monument ID: 313263
Lex ID: Ryoan-ji

Show all 20 identifiers +8

NDL Authority ID: 00647837
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3970504
OpenCorporates ID: jp/3130005001201
OpenStreetMap way ID: 98103477
Topic's main category: Category:Ryōan-ji
TripAdvisor ID: 1386112
World Heritage Site ID: 688-015
World History Encyclopedia ID: Ryoanji

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🔗 Connections

← Place of burial 7

Uda, Go-Suzaku, Go-Reizei, Ichijō, Emperor Horikawa, Go-Sanjō, Hosokawa Katsumoto

Belongs to 1

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto

Country 1

Japan

Dedicated to 1

Shakyamuni Tathāgata

Founder 1

Hosokawa Katsumoto

Heritage designation 1

Important Cultural Property of Japan

Instance of 1

Buddhist temple

Located in the administrative territorial entity 1

Ukyō Ward

Parent organization or unit 1

Myōshin-ji Temple

Part of 1

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto

Public transport stop 1

Ryōanji Station

← Child organization or unit 1

Myōshin-ji Temple

← Significant place 1

dry landscape garden

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Summary

Ryōan-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[5] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — country (P17): Japan. archINFORM. Retrieved 2018-07-31. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — founder (P112): Hosokawa Katsumoto. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — founder (P112): Giten Genshō. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Ukyō Ward. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — religion or worldview (P140): Myōshin-ji sect. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — part of (P361): Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — member of (P463): Kyoto Museums Association. kyoto-museums.city.kyoto.lg.jp. Retrieved 2026-06-17. kyoto-museums.city.kyoto.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — has part(s) (P527): Zen Garden, Ryoan-ji Temple. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — inception (P571): 1450. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — coordinate location (P625): {'lat': 35.034444444444, 'lon': 135.71833333333}. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — located in/on physical feature (P706): Mount Kinugasa. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — parent organization or unit (P749): Myōshin-ji Temple. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — dedicated to (P825): Shakyamuni Tathāgata. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — official website (P856): http://www.ryoanji.jp/. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — heritage designation (P1435): part of UNESCO World Heritage Site. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — heritage designation (P1435): Important Cultural Property of Japan. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — heritage designation (P1435): Historic Site of Japan. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — heritage designation (P1435): Special Place of Scenic Beauty. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — official name (P1448): {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '大雲山'}. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — name in kana (P1814): りょうあんじ. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — area (P2046): 3.9 ha. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple — directions (P2795): {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nearest bus stop: Ryōanji-mae, route 59; nearest Randen tram stop, Ryoanji-michi'}. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Ryōan-ji Temple is an instance of Buddhist temple (Q5393308) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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29d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'bcl', 'be', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi',

Official name → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '大雲山'}

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"/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Official name: 大雲山, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289722|batch #289722]]"
6w ago · C960657 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Lex ID → Ryoan-ji

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex ID: Ryoan-ji"
17w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14610 → Zen Garden, Ryoan-ji Temple

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20w ago · Maculosae tegmine lyncis · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Located in/on physical feature → Mount Kinugasa

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Country → Japan

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