Kumano Hongu Taisha
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Kumano Hongu Taisha is a major Shinto shrine and one of the three grand shrines of the Kumano region, revered as a key pilgrimage destination on Japan’s ancient Kumano Kodo routes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kumano Hongu Taisha canonical | 9 |
| Kumano Hongū Taisha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1153905 — 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: Kumano Hongu Taisha Context triple: [Wakayama Prefecture, contains, Kumano Hongu Taisha]
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A.
Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga Taisha is an ancient Shinto shrine in Nara, Japan, renowned for its thousands of stone and bronze lanterns and its deep historical and cultural significance.
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B.
Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, revered as one of the city's oldest religious sites and a symbol of local cultural heritage.
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C.
Atsuta Shrine
Atsuta Shrine is one of Japan’s most important Shinto shrines, renowned for enshrining the sacred sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and attracting millions of pilgrims and visitors annually.
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D.
Naminoue Shrine
Naminoue Shrine is a prominent Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa, revered as a guardian of seafarers and known for its dramatic cliffside location overlooking the sea.
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E.
Yasaka Shrine
Yasaka Shrine is a famous Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture and as the central site of the Gion Matsuri festival.
- 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: Kumano Hongu Taisha Target entity description: Kumano Hongu Taisha is a major Shinto shrine and one of the three grand shrines of the Kumano region, revered as a key pilgrimage destination on Japan’s ancient Kumano Kodo routes.
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A.
Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga Taisha is an ancient Shinto shrine in Nara, Japan, renowned for its thousands of stone and bronze lanterns and its deep historical and cultural significance.
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B.
Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, revered as one of the city's oldest religious sites and a symbol of local cultural heritage.
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C.
Atsuta Shrine
Atsuta Shrine is one of Japan’s most important Shinto shrines, renowned for enshrining the sacred sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and attracting millions of pilgrims and visitors annually.
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D.
Naminoue Shrine
Naminoue Shrine is a prominent Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa, revered as a guardian of seafarers and known for its dramatic cliffside location overlooking the sea.
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E.
Yasaka Shrine
Yasaka Shrine is a famous Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture and as the central site of the Gion Matsuri festival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto shrine
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| access | served by buses from Shingu and Tanabe ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Shinto shrine architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kawayu Onsen
ⓘ
Kumano Hayatama Taisha ⓘ Kumano Nachi Taisha ⓘ Wataze Onsen ⓘ
linked to:
Kawayu Onsen
Yunomine Onsen ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDesignation |
Important Cultural Property of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
|
| dedicatedTo |
Amaterasu-Ōmikami
ⓘ
linked to:
Amaterasu
Ketsumiko-no-Ōkami ⓘ
linked to:
Ketsumimiko-no-Ōkami
Ketsumimiko-no-Ōkami ⓘ Kumano Gongen ⓘ Susanoo-no-Mikoto ⓘ
linked to:
Susanoo
|
| governingBody | Jinja Honcho ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large torii gate at Oyunohara
ⓘ
multiple honden (main sanctuaries) ⓘ |
| hasFestival |
Kumano Hongu Taisha Spring Festival
ⓘ
Yata-no-Hi Matsuri ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimageRoute |
Iseji route
ⓘ
Kohechi route ⓘ Nakahechi route ⓘ Ohechi route ⓘ Omine Okugakemichi route ⓘ
linked to:
Omine Okugake trail
|
| hasRole | head shrine of Kumano Hongu shrines ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage component ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hongu, Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan
Kii Peninsula ⓘ Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Kumano River ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Oyunohara ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kumano Kodo pilgrimage network
ⓘ
linked to:
Kumano Kodo
Kumano Sanzan ⓘ Kumano region ⓘ
linked to:
Kumano
|
| pilgrimageType | Kumano Kodo ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| relocatedFrom | Oyunohara ⓘ |
| relocationReason | flood damage ⓘ |
| significance |
major pilgrimage destination
ⓘ
one of the Three Grand Shrines of Kumano ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural heritage tourism destination
ⓘ
religious tourism destination ⓘ |
| worldHeritageSiteOf | Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ |
| worshipType | Shinto-Buddhist syncretic traditions historically ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kumano Hongu Taisha Description of subject: Kumano Hongu Taisha is a major Shinto shrine and one of the three grand shrines of the Kumano region, revered as a key pilgrimage destination on Japan’s ancient Kumano Kodo routes.
Referenced by (10)
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