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Kennin-ji Temple

building in Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
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Kennin-ji Temple

Summary

Kennin-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,263 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kennin-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Ken'nin-ji sect[3].
  • Kennin-ji Temple is located in Higashiyama-ku[4].
  • Kennin-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[6].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's commissioned by is recorded as Minamoto no Yoriie[7].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Eisai[8].
  • Kennin is named after Kennin-ji Temple[9].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's postal code is recorded as 605-0811[10].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's child organization or unit is recorded as Rokudōchinnō-ji Temple[11].
  • Kennin-ji Temple is part of Kyoto Gozan[12].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Kennin-ji[13].
  • Kennin-ji Temple comprises Zenkyo-an[14].
  • Kennin-ji Temple comprises Ryōsoku-in[15].
  • 1202 marks the founding of Kennin-ji Temple[16].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.00098867, 'lon': 135.77366441}[17].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's located on street is recorded as Yamatoōji Street[18].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Shakyamuni Tathāgata[19].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara[20].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's official website is recorded as http://www.kenninji.jp[21].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.kenninji.jp/english/[22].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.kenninji.jp/[23].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's phone number is recorded as +81-75-561-6363[24].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as Important Cultural Property of Japan[25].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東山'}[26].
  • Kennin-ji Temple's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '建仁寺'}[27].

Body

Founding

Kennin-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Eisai[8]. 1202 marks the founding of it[16].

Identity

Kennin-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東山'}[26]. It is part of Kyoto Gozan[12].

Operations

Kennin-ji Temple's child organization or unit is recorded as Rokudōchinnō-ji Temple[11].

Why It Matters

Kennin-ji Temple ranks in the top 6% of buddhist_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,263 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . kenninji.jp. kenninji.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . kenninji.jp. kenninji.jp. Provenance: 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] ↑ . kenninji.jp. kenninji.jp. Provenance: 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] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: 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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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. 3d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東山'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1448]]: 東山, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289711|batch #289711]]"
  2. 5d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dedicated to → Shakyamuni Tathāgata, Eleven-Faced Avalokiteśvara
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P825]]: [[Q11404731]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791182916249"
  3. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'ja', 'my', 'nl', 'pl', '
    Gnd id → 1112231099
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  4. 4w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → shinto:Kennin-ji
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6262]]: shinto:Kennin-ji, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788991842367"
  5. 14w ago · JRagusa · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Japan
    Named after → —
    Religion or worldview → Ken'nin-ji sect
    Part of → Kyoto Gozan
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P3025]]: [[Q26214163]]"
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