Tenryū-ji Temple

temple in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Organization japanese_garden Q1759226
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Summary

Tenryū-ji Temple is a Japanese garden[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of japanese_garden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (833 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tenryū-ji Temple is the creator of Suzuki Shōnen[3].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Tenryū-ji school[4].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple is located in Ukyō Ward[5].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[6].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Japanese garden[7].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[8].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Ashikaga Takauji[9].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Musō Soseki[10].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple took place at Sagano[11].
  • The location of Tenryū-ji Temple was Arashiyama[12].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple is part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto[13].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple is part of Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[14].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple is part of Kyoto Gozan[15].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Tenryū-ji (Kyoto)[16].
  • 1345 marks the founding of Tenryū-ji Temple[17].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.01599, 'lon': 135.67379}[18].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Shakyamuni Tathāgata[19].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Shakyamuni Triad[20].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.tenryuji.com/[21].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's phone number is recorded as +81-75-881-1235[22].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[23].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Site of Japan[24].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Special Place of Scenic Beauty[25].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '霊亀山'}[26].
  • Tenryū-ji Temple's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '天龍寺'}[27].

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Founding

Founders include Ashikaga Takauji[9] and Musō Soseki[10]. 1345 marks the founding of Tenryū-ji Temple[17].

Identity

Tenryū-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '霊亀山'}[26]. Part of include Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto[13], a cultural heritage[28], in Japan[29]; Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi[14], a pilgrims' way[30], in Japan[31]; and Kyoto Gozan[15], a Five Mountain System[32], in Japan[33].

Why It Matters

Tenryū-ji Temple ranks in the top 9% of japanese_garden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (833 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . tenryuji.com. tenryuji.com. Provenance: 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] ↑ . tenryuji.com. tenryuji.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 11d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dedicated to → Shakyamuni Tathāgata, Shakyamuni Triad
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Dedicated to: Shakyamuni Triad, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289719|batch #289719]]"
  2. 14d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '霊亀山'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Official name: 霊亀山, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791058977845"
  3. 17d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', '
    Fandom article id → shinto:Tenryū-ji
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+13194'}, {'amount': '+12375'}, {'amount': '+14202'} +4
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Fandom article id: shinto:Tenryū-ji, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790801419303"
  4. 10w ago · JRagusa · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.tenryuji.com/
    Owner of → Tenryū-ji Documents
    Country → —
    Creator → Suzuki Shōnen
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Social media followers: 15,579"
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