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