Kawasaki Daishi (Heiken-ji Temple)

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Kawasaki Daishi (Heiken-ji Temple) is a major Shingon Buddhist temple in Kawasaki, Japan, renowned as a popular pilgrimage site for prayers of protection and New Year’s visits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist temple
Shingon Buddhist temple
pilgrimage site
affiliation Shingon Buddhism
surface form: Chisan-ha Shingon sect
alsoKnownAs Heiken-ji
Heiken-ji
surface form: Heiken-ji Temple

Kawasaki Daishi
annualVisitors millions of worshippers
BuddhistSchool Shingon Buddhism
country Japan
culturalSignificance major pilgrimage destination in Kantō region
popular New Year’s shrine-temple visit site
dedicatedTo Kukai
surface form: Kōbō Daishi

Kūkai
founded 1128
foundedBy Sonken
function place of worship
hasEvent New Year’s celebrations
Setsubun festival
surface form: Setsubun bean-throwing ceremony
hasFeature Daruma doll vendors
shopping street leading to temple
traditional sweet shops
hasRitual Goma fire ritual
hasStructure Niōmon gate
surface form: Nio-mon gate

five-storied pagoda
main hall
languageOfSignage Japanese
locatedIn Honshu
Japan
Kanagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED
Kantō region
Kawasaki
mainDeity Kukai
surface form: Kōbō Daishi

Kūkai
near Keikyū Daishi Line Kawasaki-Daishi Station
Tokyo Bay
notableFor New Year’s visits
hatsumōde pilgrimage
prayers for protection from misfortune
pilgrimageType hatsumōde
primaryUse prayer for traffic safety
prayer for warding off evil
regionServed Tokyo metropolitan area
surface form: Greater Tokyo Area

Kawasaki City
religion Buddhism
tourismCategory cultural heritage site
religious tourism site

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Kawasaki hasCulturalFacility Kawasaki Daishi (Heiken-ji Temple)
Kawasaki, Kanagawa hasLandmark Kawasaki Daishi (Heiken-ji Temple)
this entity surface form: Kawasaki Daishi Heiken-ji