Nikkō Tōshō-gū

Shinto shrines in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Church t_sh_g Q696641
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Nikkō Tōshō-gū

Summary

Nikkō Tōshō-gū is a Tōshō-gū[1]. It draws 3,433 Wikipedia views per month (t_sh_g category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū's religion is recorded as Sannō Shintō[3].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū is located in Nikkō-shi[4].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū's instance of is recorded as Tōshō-gū[6].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū's instance of is recorded as Tokugawa mausoleum[7].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū's main building contractor is recorded as Kōra Munehiro[8].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū's postal code is recorded as 321-1431[9].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū is part of Shrines and Temples of Nikkō[10].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū is part of Tochigi no Hyakusama[11].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū's Commons category is recorded as Nikkō Tōshō-gū[12].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū comprises Shōmen Karamon[13].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū comprises Haimen Karamon[14].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū comprises Nishi Kairō[15].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū comprises Higashi Kairō[16].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū comprises Nishi Sukibei[17].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū comprises Higashi Sukibei[18].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū comprises Honden, Ishinoma and Haiden[19].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū comprises Yōmeimon, Nikkō Tōshō-gū[20].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū comprises Five-storied Pagoda, Nikkō Tōshō-gū[21].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū comprises Nikkō Tōshō-gū Museum[22].
  • 1617 marks the founding of Nikkō Tōshō-gū[23].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū's mother house is recorded as Kunōzan Tōshō-gū[24].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.759166666667, 'lon': 139.59861111111}[25].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mount Nikkō[26].
  • Nikkō Tōshō-gū's significant event is recorded as Nikkō Shasan[27].

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Geography

Nikkō Tōshō-gū is in the country of Japan[5]. It is located in Nikkō-shi[4]. Part of include Shrines and Temples of Nikkō[10], a historic site[28], in Japan[29] and Tochigi no Hyakusama[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Tōshō-gū[6] and Tokugawa mausoleum[7]. Heritage statuses include National Treasure of Japan[30], part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[31], and Historic Site of Japan[32]. Nikkō Tōshō-gū's religion is recorded as Sannō Shintō[3].

History and Context

1617 marks the founding of Nikkō Tōshō-gū[23].

Why It Matters

Nikkō Tōshō-gū draws 3,433 Wikipedia views per month (t_sh_g category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp. houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . toshogu.jp. Retrieved . toshogu.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . 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. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 4d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genbu.net id → data/simotuke/tousyougu_title
    Dedicated to → Tokugawa Ieyasu, Minamoto no Yoritomo, Toyotomi Hideyoshi +1
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P13930]]: data/simotuke/tousyougu_title, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289719|batch #289719]]"
  2. 4d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P3831]]: [[Q141593105]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289719|batch #289719]]"
  3. 5d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dedicated to → Tokugawa Ieyasu, Minamoto no Yoritomo, Toyotomi Hideyoshi +1
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P825]]: [[Q171977]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791182916249"
  4. 10d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'i
    Dedicated to → Tokugawa Ieyasu, Minamoto no Yoritomo, Toyotomi Hideyoshi +1
    Legal form → religious corporation
    Sitelink count → 25
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P825]]: [[Q242800]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790801419303"
  5. 12w ago · Twkz0731 · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legal form → religious corporation
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1454]]: [[Q7311343]]"
  6. 13w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Transliteration or transcription → Nikkō Tōshōgū, Nikkou Toushouguu, Nikko Toshogu
    Day in year for periodic occurrence → May 17
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P3831]]: [[Q11385469]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783390277978"
  7. 18w ago · Hirho · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Transliteration or transcription → Nikkō Tōshōgū, Nikkou Toushouguu, Nikko Toshogu
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2440]]: Hōryūji, Copying from [[Q261932]]"
  8. 21w ago · Lupe · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main building contractor → Kōra Munehiro
    Shrine ranking → Bekkaku Kanpeisha
    Aliases → —
    Part of → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P227]]: 1286250323"
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