Sengaku-ji Temple

E274940

Sengaku-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo best known as the burial site of the Forty-seven Ronin, a famous group of samurai celebrated in Japanese history and culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple
historic site
annualEvent Ako Gishi Festival
surface form: Gishisai festival
annualEventDate December 14
associatedWith Akō Domain
Chūshingura plays
samurai culture
BuddhistSect Sōtō Zen
cityDistrict Takanawa
commemoratesEvent 47 Ronin
surface form: Akō vendetta

Forty-seven Ronin incident
surface form: Forty-seven Rōnin revenge of 1702
country Japan
culturalSignificance symbol of loyalty and bushidō
foundedBy Takuan Sōhō
Tokugawa Ieyasu
foundedInPeriod Edo period
foundedInYear 1612
governingBody Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism
hasCemeteryType samurai cemetery
hasFeature incense-offering area at the graves
statues of the Forty-seven Rōnin
stone tablets with names of the Rōnin
hasGraveOf Asano
surface form: Asano Naganori

Forty-seven Ronin incident
surface form: Forty-seven Rōnin

Ōishi
surface form: Ōishi Yoshio
hasMuseum memorial museum of the Forty-seven Rōnin
hasObjectOnDisplay armour and weapons of the Forty-seven Rōnin
documents related to the Akō incident
hasStructure main hall
memorial hall for the Forty-seven Rōnin
sanmon gate
temple cemetery
heritageStatus historic site of Tokyo
knownFor association with the Akō incident
burial site of the Forty-seven Rōnin
graves of Asano Naganori and his retainers
locatedIn Minato, Tokyo, Japan
surface form: Minato, Tokyo

Tokyo
nearLine Keikyū Main Line
Toei Asakusa Line
nearStation Sengakuji Station NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
originalLocation Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
surface form: Fushimi, Kyoto
religion Buddhism
relocatedTo Shinagawa Station area
surface form: Shinagawa area, Edo
touristAttraction yes

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Minato, Tokyo, Japan containsLandmark Sengaku-ji Temple
Takanawa hasLandmark Sengaku-ji Temple
Takanawa knownFor Sengaku-ji Temple
this entity surface form: Sengaku-ji Temple of the Forty-seven Ronin