Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi

E131327

Imperial Regalia of Japan Japanese mythological object legendary sword

Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi is a legendary Japanese sword of divine origin, revered as one of the three sacred treasures symbolizing the authority of the Emperor.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi canonical	10
Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi	3
Kusanagi no Tsurugi	3
Totsuka-no-Tsurugi	2
Yata-no-Kagami	2
sword Kusanagi	2
Futsu-no-mitama sword	1
Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (sacred sword)	1
Sacred Sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi	1
Sacred sword of Japan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1145927 — 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: Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi
Context triple: [Imperial Regalia of Japan, consistsOf, Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi]

A. Shinsen
Shinsen is a neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward known for its residential streets, local eateries, and proximity to the bustling Shibuya Station area.
B. Chain Sword
Chain Sword is a retractable, chain-linked blade weapon used by the Jaeger Gipsy Danger in the Pacific Rim universe for close-quarters combat against kaiju.
C. Gungnir
Gungnir is the legendary spear of the god Odin in Norse mythology, renowned for its unerring accuracy and powerful enchantments.
D. Tsukuyomi
Tsukuyomi is the moon god in Shinto mythology, known as one of the principal deities born from the creator god Izanagi.
E. Yamanashi Hanzō
Yamanashi Hanzō was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Korea during the period of Japanese rule.
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: Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi
Target entity description: Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi is a legendary Japanese sword of divine origin, revered as one of the three sacred treasures symbolizing the authority of the Emperor.

A. Shinsen
Shinsen is a neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward known for its residential streets, local eateries, and proximity to the bustling Shibuya Station area.
B. Chain Sword
Chain Sword is a retractable, chain-linked blade weapon used by the Jaeger Gipsy Danger in the Pacific Rim universe for close-quarters combat against kaiju.
C. Gungnir
Gungnir is the legendary spear of the god Odin in Norse mythology, renowned for its unerring accuracy and powerful enchantments.
D. Tsukuyomi
Tsukuyomi is the moon god in Shinto mythology, known as one of the principal deities born from the creator god Izanagi.
E. Yamanashi Hanzō
Yamanashi Hanzō was a Japanese military officer and colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of Korea during the period of Japanese rule.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Regalia of Japan ⓘ Japanese mythological object ⓘ legendary sword ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi ⓘ linked to: Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi Grass-Cutting Sword ⓘ
appearsIn	Kojiki ⓘ Nihon Shoki ⓘ
associatedDeity	Amaterasu-Omikami ⓘ linked to: Amaterasu Susanoo-no-Mikoto ⓘ linked to: Takehaya Susanoo no Mikoto
associatedRitual	Sokui no Rei enthronement ceremony ⓘ
associatedWithFigure	Yamato Takeru ⓘ
componentOfRegalia	sword ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalRole	imperial coronation symbol ⓘ symbol of Japanese sovereignty ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important motif in Japanese art ⓘ important motif in Japanese literature ⓘ
discoveredIn	tail of Yamata-no-Orochi ⓘ linked to: Yamata no Orochi
etymology	name means "Grass-Cutting Sword" in Japanese ⓘ
givenTo	Amaterasu-Omikami ⓘ linked to: Amaterasu
hasDivineOrigin	gift from the Shinto gods ⓘ
hasGenre	myth and legend ⓘ
influence	inspired depictions of magical swords in Japanese popular culture ⓘ
keptAt	Atsuta Shrine ⓘ
languageOfName	Japanese ⓘ
laterGivenTo	Ninigi-no-Mikoto ⓘ
legend	used by Yamato Takeru to control the wind and escape a grass fire ⓘ
linkedToConcept	continuity of the imperial line ⓘ divine right of rulers ⓘ
locatedInTradition	Atsuta-ku, Nagoya ⓘ
materialStatus	existence considered sacred and largely unverifiable ⓘ
mythologicalCategory	sacred weapon ⓘ
mythologicalEvent	slaying of the eight-headed serpent Yamata-no-Orochi ⓘ
ownership	Emperor of Japan ⓘ
partOf	Three Sacred Treasures of Japan ⓘ linked to: Imperial Regalia of Japan
regaliaSetIncludes	Yasakani-no-Magatama ⓘ Yata-no-Kagami ⓘ linked to: Yata no Kagami
religion	Shinto ⓘ
sacredFunction	used in imperial enthronement rituals ⓘ
sacredStatus	object of veneration ⓘ
status	national treasure in mythological sense ⓘ
swordTypeInMyth	tachi ⓘ
symbolizes	authority of the Emperor of Japan ⓘ imperial legitimacy ⓘ
timePeriodOfMyths	ancient Japan ⓘ linked to: Yamato period
tradition	Japanese imperial tradition ⓘ
viewingRestrictions	not shown to the public ⓘ

How these facts were elicited