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Zuigan-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Organization buddhist_temple Q3140498
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Zuigan-ji Temple

Summary

Zuigan-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple[1]. It draws 1,580 Wikipedia views per month (buddhist_temple category, ranking #102 of 757).[2]

Key Facts

  • Zuigan-ji Temple's religion is recorded as Buddhism[3].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple is located in Matsushima[4].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple is on the body of water Matsushima Bay[6].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as Buddhist temple[7].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple's instance of is recorded as chokugan-ji[8].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Ennin[9].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple is part of Shiji Kairō[10].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple is part of Q11445743[11].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple's Commons category is recorded as Zuiganji[12].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple comprises Q107020311[13].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple comprises Q107020312[14].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple comprises Q107020313[15].
  • 828 marks the founding of Zuigan-ji Temple[16].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple's religious order is recorded as Myōshin-ji sect[17].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.372178, 'lon': 141.059597}[18].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Avalokiteśvara[19].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple's dedicated to is recorded as Āryāvalokiteśvara[20].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple's official website is recorded as http://www.zuiganji.or.jp/[21].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://www.zuiganji.or.jp/[22].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple's official website is recorded as https://zuiganji.or.jp/?lang=en[23].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple's heritage designation is recorded as National Treasure of Japan[24].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '松島青龍山瑞巌円福禅寺'}[25].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '松島青龍山'}[26].
  • Zuigan-ji Temple's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '瑞巌寺'}[27].

Body

Founding

Zuigan-ji Temple's founder is recorded as Ennin[9]. 828 marks the founding of it[16].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '松島青龍山瑞巌円福禅寺'}[25] and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '松島青龍山'}[26]. Part of include Shiji Kairō[10], a Buddhist pilgrimage[28], in Japan[29], founded in 2003[30] and Q11445743[11], a 33 Kannon pilgrimage sites[31], in Japan[32].

Why It Matters

Zuigan-ji Temple draws 1,580 Wikipedia views per month (buddhist_temple category, ranking #102 of 757).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . zuiganji.or.jp. zuiganji.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . zuiganji.or.jp. zuiganji.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. kunishitei.bunka.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . zuiganji.or.jp. zuiganji.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . 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. 6d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '松島青龍山瑞巌円福禅寺'}, {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '松島青龍山'}
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'gan', 'ja', 'pms', 'ru', 'tr', 'uz',
    Dedicated to → Avalokiteśvara, Āryāvalokiteśvara
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P825]]: [[Q124684411]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790801419303"
  3. 17w ago · Maculosae tegmine lyncis · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Japan
    Heritage designation → National Treasure of Japan
    Owner of → Godai-dō
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 38.372178, 'lon': 141.059597}
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14282]]: 040100703"
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