Daimon Gate

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Daimon Gate is the grand main entrance gate to Mount Koya’s sacred temple complex, serving as an iconic landmark of the Buddhist monastic town.

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Label Occurrences
Daimon Gate canonical 4

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple gate ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
architecturalStyle traditional Japanese Buddhist architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Kongobu-ji ⓘ
linked to: Kongōbu-ji

Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of Koyasan’s sacred precincts ⓘ
faces road leading up to Koyasan ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Daimon ⓘ
hasFeature guardian deity statues ⓘ
large wooden pillars ⓘ
tiled roof ⓘ
hasFunction symbolic boundary between secular world and sacred precincts of Mount Koya ⓘ
hasGuardianDeity Niō ⓘ
hasMaterial wood ⓘ
hasStructureType two-story gate ⓘ
heritageStatus important cultural site of Koyasan area ⓘ
is iconic landmark of the Buddhist monastic town of Koyasan ⓘ
isAccessPointFor pilgrims entering Mount Koya ⓘ
tourists visiting Koyasan ⓘ
isPhotographedAs scenic viewpoint at sunset ⓘ
isStartingPointOf some walking routes around Koyasan ⓘ
locatedIn Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan ⓘ
Mount Koya ⓘ
linked to: Mount Kōya
near entrance to Koyasan town ⓘ
overlooks valley below Mount Koya ⓘ
partOf Koyasan temple complex ⓘ
linked to: Kōyasan temples
religion Buddhism ⓘ
servesAs main entrance gate to Mount Koya’s sacred temple complex ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Koya town → contains → Daimon Gate ⓘ
Koyasan → hasStructure → Daimon Gate ⓘ