Shitennō-ji Temple

Also known as Shitennō-ji

thumb|240px|Shitennō-ji seen from above (center) in the middle of Ōsaka, 2025

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The entry is geolocated on the map in JP, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under topics including 590s establishments, 593 establishments and 6th-century Buddhist temples in Japan.

Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Religious building.name: Arahakasan Shitennō-ji
Religious building.image: Shitennoji & Abeno Harukas.jpg
Religious building.mapframe: yes
Religious building.mapframe zoom: 14
Religious building.mapframe wikidata: yes
Religious building.location: 1-1-18 Shitennō-ji
Religious building.municipality: Tennōji-ku, Osaka
Religious building.prefecture: Osaka-fu
Religious building.religious_affiliation: Wa-shū
Religious building.deity: Kannon (Avalokiteśvara)
Religious building.country: Japan
Religious building.general_contractor: Kongō Gumi
Religious building.established: 593
Religious building.founded_by: Prince Shōtoku
Religious building.year_completed: 1963 (reconstruction)

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Official website

和宗総本山四天王寺 - 日本仏法最初の官寺

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Buddhist temple
Named after: Four Heavenly Kings
Country: Japan
Founded by: Prince Shōtoku
Official website: www.shitennoji.or.jp
Image: Shitennoji03s3200.jpg

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inception: 0593-00-00
Commons category: Shitennoji
Commons Institution page: Shitennoji
topic's main category: Category:Shitennō-ji
official blog URL: www.shitennoji.or.jp/report
social media followers: 1104
public transport stop: Shitennōji-mae Yūhigaoka Station
street address: 大阪府大阪市天王寺区四天王寺1丁目11-18

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thumb|240px|Shitennō-ji seen from above (center) in the middle of Ōsaka, 2025

Shitennō-ji (, Temple of the Four Heavenly Kings) is a Buddhist temple in Ōsaka, Japan. It is also known as Arahaka-ji (荒陵寺), Nanba-ji/Naniwa-daiji (難波大寺), or Mitsu-ji 御津寺. The temple is sometimes regarded as the first Buddhist and oldest officially administered temple in Japan, although the temple complex and buildings have been rebuilt over the centuries, with the last reconstruction taking place in 1963. Shortly after World War II, Shitennō-ji became independent of the parent Tendai sect and formed the Wa sect (Wa-shū, ) of Buddhism.

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