Tsumago-juku
E1036116
Tsumago-juku is a beautifully preserved former post town on the historic Nakasendō route in Japan, known for its traditional wooden buildings and Edo-period atmosphere.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tsumago-juku canonical | 3 |
| Tsumago Honjin | 1 |
| Tsumago-juku Preservation Museum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13348004 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tsumago-juku Context triple: [Chubu tourism area, hasFamousSite, Tsumago-juku]
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A.
Ouchi-juku
Ouchi-juku is a preserved Edo-period post town in Japan known for its traditional thatched-roof buildings and historic atmosphere.
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B.
Fujisawa-juku
Fujisawa-juku was a post station and lodging town along Japan’s historic Tōkaidō road, serving travelers between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period.
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C.
Magome-juku
Magome-juku is a beautifully preserved former post town on the historic Nakasendō route in Gifu Prefecture, known for its traditional wooden buildings, stone-paved streets, and scenic mountain views.
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D.
Kudamatsu
Kudamatsu is a coastal city in western Japan known for its industrial facilities and location along the Seto Inland Sea in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
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E.
Asuka-mura
Asuka-mura is a historic village in Nara Prefecture, Japan, renowned as one of the cradles of early Japanese civilization and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tsumago-juku Target entity description: Tsumago-juku is a beautifully preserved former post town on the historic Nakasendō route in Japan, known for its traditional wooden buildings and Edo-period atmosphere.
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A.
Ouchi-juku
Ouchi-juku is a preserved Edo-period post town in Japan known for its traditional thatched-roof buildings and historic atmosphere.
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B.
Fujisawa-juku
Fujisawa-juku was a post station and lodging town along Japan’s historic Tōkaidō road, serving travelers between Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto during the Edo period.
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C.
Magome-juku
Magome-juku is a beautifully preserved former post town on the historic Nakasendō route in Gifu Prefecture, known for its traditional wooden buildings, stone-paved streets, and scenic mountain views.
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D.
Kudamatsu
Kudamatsu is a coastal city in western Japan known for its industrial facilities and location along the Seto Inland Sea in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
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E.
Asuka-mura
Asuka-mura is a historic village in Nara Prefecture, Japan, renowned as one of the cradles of early Japanese civilization and culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic town
ⓘ
post town ⓘ |
| approximateWalkingTimeToMagome-juku | 2 to 3 hours ⓘ |
| connectedByTrailTo | Magome-juku ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| formerPostStationNumber | 42 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Nagiso Town Government ⓘ |
| hasBuildingStyle | traditionalJapaneseMachiya-styleHouses ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTheme | Edo-periodAtmosphere ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings ⓘ |
| hasMainStreetType | stone-pavedStreet ⓘ |
| hasPolicy |
prohibitionOfModernOutdoorAdvertisingInHistoricArea
ⓘ
restrictionsOnBuildingExteriorsToMaintainEdoAppearance ⓘ |
| hasScenicFeature |
mountainValleySetting
ⓘ
riverRunningNearby ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Tsumago Honjin
ⓘ
linked to:
Tsumago-juku
Tsumago Wakihonjin ⓘ Tsumago-juku Preservation Museum ⓘ
linked to:
Tsumago-juku
|
| heritageDesignationBy | Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | postStationOnNakasendōBetweenKyotoAndEdo ⓘ |
| infrastructureAccess | reachableByBusFromNagisoStation ⓘ |
| isPopularWith |
domesticTourists
ⓘ
internationalTourists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
banOnTelephonePolesAndVisibleCablesInHistoricCore
ⓘ
restoredHonjin ⓘ restoredWakihonjin ⓘ scenicHikingTrailToMagome-juku ⓘ traditional wooden buildings ⓘ well-preserved Edo-period townscape ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kiso District
ⓘ
Nagano Prefecture ⓘ Nagiso ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute |
Kisoji
ⓘ
Nakasendō ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Magome-juku ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kiso Valley
ⓘ
NakasendōPostTowns ⓘ
linked to:
Nakasendō
|
| periodOfGreatestImportance | Edo period ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity | tourism ⓘ |
| region | Chūbu region ⓘ |
| restorationApproach | community-ledPreservation ⓘ |
| restorationMovementBegan | 1968 ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
hikingToMagome-juku
ⓘ
stayingInTraditionalRyokan ⓘ viewingHistoricalPostTownBuildings ⓘ walkingAlongPreservedMainStreet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tsumago-juku Description of subject: Tsumago-juku is a beautifully preserved former post town on the historic Nakasendō route in Japan, known for its traditional wooden buildings and Edo-period atmosphere.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.