Shōsōin

Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan
Place historic_building Q2379007
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Summary

Shōsōin is a historic building[1]. Shōsōin ranks in the top 2% of historic_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,070 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shōsōin is located in Nara[3].
  • Shōsōin is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Shōsōin's instance of is recorded as historic building[5].
  • Shōsōin's instance of is recorded as 高床式倉庫[6].
  • Shōsōin's instance of is recorded as shōsō[7].
  • Shōsōin's instance of is recorded as repository[8].
  • Shōsōin's maintained by is recorded as Office of the Shōsōin Treasure House[9].
  • Shōsōin is owned by Government of Japan[10].
  • Shōsōin is operated by Office of the Shōsōin Treasure House[11].
  • shōsō is named after Shōsōin[12].
  • Shōsōin's architectural style is recorded as azekura-zukuri[13].
  • The location of Shōsōin was Nara Park[14].
  • Shōsōin is part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara[15].
  • Shōsōin's Commons category is recorded as Shōsōin[16].
  • Shōsōin comprises Shōsō[17].
  • 756 marks the founding of Shōsōin[18].
  • Shōsōin's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 34.69194444, 'longitude': 135.83861111}[19].
  • Shōsōin's dedicated to is recorded as Emperor Meiji[20].
  • Shōsōin's official website is recorded as https://shosoin.kunaicho.go.jp/[21].
  • Shōsōin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shōsōin[22].
  • Shōsōin's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasure of Japan[23].
  • Shōsōin's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[24].
  • Shōsōin's native label is recorded as 正倉院[25].
  • Shōsōin's length is recorded as {'amount': '+33'}[26].
  • Shōsōin's height is recorded as {'amount': '+14'}[27].

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Geography

Shōsōin is in the country of Japan[4]. Shōsōin is located in Nara[3]. Shōsōin is part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara[15].

Physical Characteristics

Shōsōin's length is recorded as {'amount': '+33'}[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historic building[5], 高床式倉庫[6], shōsō[7], and repository[8]. Heritage statuses include National Treasure of Japan[23] and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[24].

History and Context

756 marks the founding of Shōsōin[18]. Shōsōin is owned by Government of Japan[10]. shōsō is named after Shōsōin[12].

Why It Matters

Shōsōin ranks in the top 2% of historic_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,070 views/month).[2] Shōsōin has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Shōsōin is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . 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.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . 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. 4w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → shinto:Shōsōin
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Fandom article id: shinto:Shōsōin"
  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Transliteration or transcription → Shōsōin, Shousouin, Shosoin
    P14541 → 2SZZdk
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 18w ago · Hirho · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Japan
    Owned by → —
    Heritage designation → National Treasure of Japan, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 34.69194444, 'longitude': 135.83861111}
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Transliteration or transcription: Hōryūji, Copying from Hōryū-ji Temple"
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