To-ji

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Buddhist temple Historic site Shingon Buddhist temple UNESCO World Heritage Site

To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Aliases (1)

Tō-ji ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple → Historic site → Shingon Buddhist temple → UNESCO World Heritage Site →
associatedWith	Kobo Daishi → Kukai →
BuddhistSchool	Shingon Buddhism →
city	Kyoto →
country	Japan →
foundedBy	Imperial government of Japan →
foundedInPeriod	Heian period →
function	place of worship → tourist attraction →
governingBody	Shingon Buddhist clergy →
hasAlternativeName	Kyo-o-gokoku-ji →
hasCulturalProperty	Buddhist statues in Kondo → Esoteric mandalas and ritual objects →
hasEvent	flea market →
hasEventFrequency	monthly flea market →
hasGardenStyle	Japanese garden →
hasPagodaHeight	approximately 55 meters →
hasStructure	Kodo (lecture hall) → Kondo (main hall) → Nandaimon (Great South Gate) → five-story pagoda → garden → treasure house →
heritageDesignation	Important Cultural Property of Japan → National Treasure of Japan (for some buildings and statues) → UNESCO World Heritage Site →
locatedIn	Asia → Honshu → Kansai region → Kyoto → Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED →
notableFor	association with Kobo Daishi (Kukai) → being the tallest wooden tower in Japan → five-story pagoda → historic Buddhist architecture → sculptures of Buddhist deities →
openToPublic	yes →
partOf	Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) →
religion	Buddhism →
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1994 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf	Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto →
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	Cultural →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kyoto →	contains
Shingon Buddhism ("Tō-ji") →	importantSite