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Zenkō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Organization buddhist_temple Q189640
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Zenkō-ji Temple

Summary

Zenkō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,451 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zenkō-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Buddhism in Japan[3].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple is located in Nagano[4].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[6].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as chokugan-ji[7].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Honda Zenkō[8].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple is part of Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage[9].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple is part of Bandō Sanjūsankasho[10].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple is part of Chichibu Thirty-four Kannon Temples[11].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Zenkō-ji[12].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple comprises Main Hall, Zenkoji[13].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple comprises Kankei-ji Temple[14].
  • 644 marks the founding of Zenkō-ji Temple[15].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.661666666667, 'lon': 138.18777777778}[16].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's significant event is recorded as 1847 Zenkōji earthquake[17].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Amitabha triad in Zenkoji-style[18].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.zenkoji.jp/[19].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.zenkoji.jp/ENGLISH/about/[20].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.zenkoji.jp/CHINESE/about/[21].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.zenkoji.jp/en/[22].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.zenkoji.jp/cn/[23].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zenkō-ji[24].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasure of Japan[25].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's present in work is recorded as Kashiwazaki[26].
  • Zenkō-ji Temple's present in work is recorded as Q11263451[27].

Body

Founding

Zenkō-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Honda Zenkō[8]. 644 marks the founding of it[15].

Identity

Zenkō-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '定額山'}[28]. Part of include Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage[9], a Buddhist pilgrimage[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1100[31]; Bandō Sanjūsankasho[10], a Buddhist pilgrimage[32], in Japan[33]; and Chichibu Thirty-four Kannon Temples[11], a Buddhist pilgrimage[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1234[36].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Zenkō-ji Temple include 1847 Zenkōji earthquake[37], an earthquake[38], in Japan[39].

Why It Matters

Zenkō-ji Temple ranks in the top 6% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,451 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for it include 1847 Zenkōji earthquake[37], an earthquake[38], in Japan[39].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] ↑ . 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. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P3831]]: [[Q11595955]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289721|batch #289721]]"
  2. 21h ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → 1847 Zenkōji earthquake
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Nagano
    Official name → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '定額山'}
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 36.661666666667, 'lon': 138.18777777778}
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1448]]: 定額山, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289711|batch #289711]]"
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