Gokuraku-ji Temple

building in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Organization buddhist_temple Q1534486
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Gokuraku-ji Temple

Summary

Gokuraku-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Gokuraku-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Shingon Risshu[3].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple is located in Kamakura[4].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[6].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Hōjō Shigetoki[7].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Ninshō[8].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple is part of 33 Sacred Sites of Kannon in Kamakura[9].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple is part of Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Kamakura[10].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple is part of 24 Jizō Reijō of Kamakura[11].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple is part of 24 Jizō Reijō of Kamakura[12].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Gokurakuji (Kamakura)[13].
  • 1259 marks the founding of Gokuraku-ji Temple[14].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.31028, 'lon': 139.52833}[15].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Shakyamuni Tathāgata[16].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://trip-kamakura.com/place/135.html[17].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Important Cultural Property of Japan[18].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Site of Japan[19].
  • Gokuraku-ji Temple's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '〒248-0023\u3000神奈川県鎌倉市極楽寺三丁目6-7'}[20].

Body

Founding

Founders include Hōjō Shigetoki[7] and Ninshō[8]. 1259 marks the founding of Gokuraku-ji Temple[14].

Identity

Part of include 33 Sacred Sites of Kannon in Kamakura[9], a Buddhist pilgrimage[21], in Japan[22]; Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Kamakura[10], a reijō[23], in Japan[24]; and 24 Jizō Reijō of Kamakura[11], a Buddhist pilgrimage[25], in Japan[26].

Why It Matters

Gokuraku-ji Temple has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  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] . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · 東京オリンピック1964 · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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