Engyō-ji Temple

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Engyō-ji Temple is an ancient Tendai Buddhist temple complex on Mount Shosha in Himeji, Japan, renowned for its historic wooden halls and scenic, forested setting.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Engyō-ji 1
Engyō-ji Temple canonical 1
Shoshazan Engyō-ji 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple
Tendai temple
temple complex
access Mount Shosha Ropeway
affiliation Tendai sect
architecturalStyle traditional Japanese wooden architecture
BuddhistSchool Tendai
country Japan
dedicatedTo Kannon
foundedBy Shoku Shōnin
linked to: Shōkū
foundedInPeriod Heian period
foundingYear 966
hasAlternativeName Shoshazan Engyō-ji
linked to: Engyō-ji Temple
hasBuilding Daikōdō
Jikidō
Kaizandō
Maniden
Niōmon gate
Shōrō (bell tower)
hasCulturalProperty Important Cultural Property of Japan (selected buildings)
hasFeature monastic quarters
pagoda remains
stone steps
hasFunction place of worship
training center for monks
hasMainHall Maniden
hasStatus important temple of the Himeji area
knownFor historic wooden halls
pilgrimage site
scenic setting
landscapeType mountain temple (yamadera)
locatedIn Himeji
Honshu
Hyōgo Prefecture
linked to: Hyogo Prefecture

Japan
Mount Shosha
mountainName Shoshazan
nearCity Himeji
openToPublic yes
overlooks Himeji city
linked to: Himeji
pilgrimageRoute Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage
region Kansai region
religion Buddhism
setting forested mountain
touristAttraction yes
usedAsFilmLocation Japanese period dramas
The Last Samurai

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Himeji hasHistoricSite Engyō-ji Temple
Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage hasPart Engyō-ji
linked to: Engyō-ji Temple
Engyō-ji hasAlternativeName Shoshazan Engyō-ji
subject linked to: Engyō-ji Temple
linked to: Engyō-ji Temple