Kagawa Prefectural Government Office

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government office building modernist building prefectural government building

Kagawa Prefectural Government Office is a modernist government building in Takamatsu, Japan, renowned as one of architect Kenzo Tange’s seminal works blending traditional Japanese elements with contemporary design.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Kagawa Prefectural Government Office canonical	3
Kagawa Prefectural Government	2
Kagawa Prefectural Government Office Building	1
Kagawa Prefectural Government Office building	1
Kagawa Prefectural Government Office main building	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1087326 — 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: Kagawa Prefectural Government Office
Context triple: [Kenzo Tange, notableWork, Kagawa Prefectural Government Office]

A. Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture
Zentsuji in Kagawa Prefecture is a historic city on Japan’s Shikoku island, best known as the birthplace of the Buddhist monk Kūkai and home to the prominent Zentsū-ji Temple.
B. Kure District
Kure District is a major regional command of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force responsible for naval operations and support in the western part of Japan.
C. Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture in central Japan known for encompassing Lake Biwa, the country’s largest freshwater lake, and for its historical towns and proximity to Kyoto in the Kansai region.
D. Kyoto Prefectural Assembly
The Kyoto Prefectural Assembly is the elected regional legislature responsible for enacting ordinances, approving budgets, and overseeing administration within Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
E. Kyoto Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture is a region in Japan’s Kansai area known for its historic capital city of Kyoto, famous temples, traditional culture, and well-preserved heritage sites.
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: Kagawa Prefectural Government Office
Target entity description: Kagawa Prefectural Government Office is a modernist government building in Takamatsu, Japan, renowned as one of architect Kenzo Tange’s seminal works blending traditional Japanese elements with contemporary design.

A. Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture
Zentsuji in Kagawa Prefecture is a historic city on Japan’s Shikoku island, best known as the birthplace of the Buddhist monk Kūkai and home to the prominent Zentsū-ji Temple.
B. Kure District
Kure District is a major regional command of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force responsible for naval operations and support in the western part of Japan.
C. Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture in central Japan known for encompassing Lake Biwa, the country’s largest freshwater lake, and for its historical towns and proximity to Kyoto in the Kansai region.
D. Kyoto Prefectural Assembly
The Kyoto Prefectural Assembly is the elected regional legislature responsible for enacting ordinances, approving budgets, and overseeing administration within Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
E. Kyoto Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture is a region in Japan’s Kansai area known for its historic capital city of Kyoto, famous temples, traditional culture, and well-preserved heritage sites.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government office building ⓘ modernist building ⓘ prefectural government building ⓘ
architect	Kenzo Tange ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernism ⓘ
category	Government buildings in Japan ⓘ Kenzo Tange buildings ⓘ linked to: Kenzo Tange Modernist architecture in Japan ⓘ
completionDate	1958 ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
hasAddress	Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan ⓘ
hasArchitecturalElement	brise-soleil ⓘ engawa-like perimeter spaces ⓘ inner courtyard ⓘ modular grid structure ⓘ pilotis ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	iconic work in Kenzo Tange’s early career ⓘ milestone of postwar Japanese modern architecture ⓘ
hasFunction	political decision-making venue ⓘ public service provision ⓘ regional administration ⓘ
hasPart	Assembly Hall ⓘ East Building ⓘ Main Building ⓘ
hasUse	administrative offices ⓘ seat of Kagawa Prefectural Government ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Important Cultural Property of Japan ⓘ linked to: Important Cultural Properties of Japan
inception	1958 ⓘ
influencedBy	International Style modernism ⓘ linked to: International Style Metabolist ideas ⓘ traditional Japanese architecture ⓘ
locatedIn	Takamatsu ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Kagawa Prefecture ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Shikoku ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Japan Standard Time ⓘ
materialUsed	reinforced concrete ⓘ
notableFor	expressed structural frame ⓘ integration of traditional Japanese elements with modernist design ⓘ open-plan office floors ⓘ use of local climate-responsive design ⓘ
operator	Kagawa Prefectural Government ⓘ linked to: Kagawa Prefectural Government Office
ownedBy	Kagawa Prefectural Government ⓘ linked to: Kagawa Prefecture
partOf	Takamatsu city center urban fabric ⓘ
significantProjectFor	Kenzo Tange ⓘ
startDate	1955 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kenzo Tange → notableWork → Kagawa Prefectural Government Office ⓘ

Kenzo Tange → designed → Kagawa Prefectural Government Office ⓘ

Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan → hasAttraction → Kagawa Prefectural Government Office building ⓘ