風雷神門

E815579

風雷神門 is the large, iconic inscription on the central red lantern of Tokyo’s Kaminarimon gate, symbolizing the “Gate of Thunder and Lightning Gods” at Sensō-ji Temple in Asakusa.

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Label Occurrences
風雷神門 canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf calligraphicWork ⓘ
culturalSymbol ⓘ
inscription ⓘ
associatedDeity Fujin ⓘ
linked to: Fūjin

Raijin ⓘ
associatedWith Kaminarimon ⓘ
Senso-ji ⓘ
linked to: Senso-ji Temple
colorOfBackground red ⓘ
colorOfCharacters black ⓘ
culturalContext JapaneseBuddhism ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus wellKnownSymbolOfAsakusa ⓘ
hasWritingSystem JapaneseKanji ⓘ
language Japanese ⓘ
locatedAt Kaminarimon ⓘ
locatedIn Senso-ji ⓘ
linked to: Senso-ji Temple
locatedInCity Tokyo ⓘ
locatedInCountry Japan ⓘ
locatedInDistrict Asakusa ⓘ
locatedOn centralRedLantern ⓘ
meaning Gate of Thunder and Lightning Gods ⓘ
Gate of Wind and Thunder Gods ⓘ
notableFor beingIconicLanternInscriptionAtKaminarimon ⓘ
partOf KaminarimonGate ⓘ
linked to: Kaminarimon Gate
position frontFaceOfLantern ⓘ
religiousContext Buddhism ⓘ
religiousSite Senso-jiTemple ⓘ
linked to: Senso-ji Temple
sharesThemeWith statuesOfFujinAndRaijinAtKaminarimon ⓘ
symbolizes entranceToSacredSpace ⓘ
guardianDeities ⓘ
lightning ⓘ
protectionOfTemple ⓘ
thunder ⓘ
wind ⓘ
tourismSignificance iconicPhotoSpot ⓘ
usedAs symbolOfTokyoTourism ⓘ
visualIconOfAsakusa ⓘ
visualCharacteristic blackCharactersOnRedLantern ⓘ
boldCalligraphy ⓘ
largeCharacters ⓘ
writingDirection vertical ⓘ
writtenInScript Kanji ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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

Kaminarimon → hasLanternInscription → 風雷神門 ⓘ