Kenchō-ji Temple

Summary

Kenchō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kenchō-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Kenchō-ji school^[3].
• Kenchō-ji Temple is located in Yamanouchi^[4].
• Kenchō-ji Temple is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple^[6].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Hōjō Tokiyori^[7].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Lanxi Daolong^[8].
• Kenchō-ji Temple is part of Kamakura Gozan^[9].
• Kenchō-ji Temple is part of 33 Sacred Sites of Kannon in Kamakura^[10].
• Kenchō-ji Temple is part of 24 Jizō Reijō of Kamakura^[11].
• Kenchō-ji Temple is part of 24 Jizō Reijō of Kamakura^[12].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Kenchoji^[13].
• 1253 marks the founding of Kenchō-ji Temple^[14].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.33178888888889, 'lon': 139.55534722222222}^[15].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Kṣitigarbha^[16].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.kenchoji.com/^[17].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's phone number is recorded as +81-467-22-0981^[18].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Important Cultural Property of Japan^[19].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Site of Japan^[20].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Place of Scenic Beauty^[21].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's legal form is recorded as religious corporation^[22].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's Commons Institution page is recorded as Kencho-ji^[23].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '建長寺'}^[24].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's owner of is recorded as Q107045419^[25].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's owner of is recorded as Portrait of Lanxi Daolong^[26].
• Kenchō-ji Temple's owner of is recorded as Q107045411^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Hōjō Tokiyori^[7] and Lanxi Daolong^[8]. 1253 marks the founding of Kenchō-ji Temple^[14].

Identity

Part of include Kamakura Gozan^[9], a Five Mountain System^[28], in Japan^[29]; 33 Sacred Sites of Kannon in Kamakura^[10], a Buddhist pilgrimage^[30], in Japan^[31]; and 24 Jizō Reijō of Kamakura^[11], a Buddhist pilgrimage^[32], in Japan^[33].

Why It Matters

Kenchō-ji Temple ranks in the top 10% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (209 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]