Usa Jingū
E187539
Usa Jingū is a prominent Shinto shrine in Ōita Prefecture, Japan, revered as the principal sanctuary of the war and guardian deity Hachiman and a historically important religious center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Usa Jingū canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1644763 — 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: Usa Jingū Context triple: [Hachiman, majorCultCenter, Usa Jingū]
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A.
Meiji Jingū
Meiji Jingū is a major Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken, renowned for its tranquil forested grounds amid the city.
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B.
Hachiman
Hachiman is a major Shinto deity revered as the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people, especially warriors.
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C.
Tennō
Tennō is the Japanese term for the Emperor of Japan, regarded as the ceremonial and symbolic monarch and, in tradition, a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu.
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D.
Taihoku
Taihoku was the Japanese colonial-era name for Taipei, which served as the administrative and political center of Taiwan under Japanese rule.
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E.
Kyodai
Kyodai is the common abbreviated name for Kyoto University, one of Japan’s most prestigious national research universities.
- 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: Usa Jingū Target entity description: Usa Jingū is a prominent Shinto shrine in Ōita Prefecture, Japan, revered as the principal sanctuary of the war and guardian deity Hachiman and a historically important religious center.
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A.
Meiji Jingū
Meiji Jingū is a major Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to the deified spirits of Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken, renowned for its tranquil forested grounds amid the city.
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B.
Hachiman
Hachiman is a major Shinto deity revered as the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people, especially warriors.
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C.
Tennō
Tennō is the Japanese term for the Emperor of Japan, regarded as the ceremonial and symbolic monarch and, in tradition, a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu.
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D.
Taihoku
Taihoku was the Japanese colonial-era name for Taipei, which served as the administrative and political center of Taiwan under Japanese rule.
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E.
Kyodai
Kyodai is the common abbreviated name for Kyoto University, one of Japan’s most prestigious national research universities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hachiman shrine
ⓘ
Important religious center ⓘ Shinto shrine ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Hachiman-zukuri ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hachiman cult
ⓘ
Imperial court of Japan ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial court of Japan (historically)
syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism ⓘ |
| classification | former Kanpei-taisha (government-supported shrine) ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalPropertyStatus |
Important Cultural Property of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
National Treasure (selected buildings) ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hachiman ⓘ |
| earliestRecorded | 8th century ⓘ |
| founded | 8th century ⓘ |
| governingBody | Association of Shinto Shrines ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
main hall (honden)
ⓘ
offering hall (heiden) ⓘ worship hall (haiden) ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Hachiman shrines in Japan
ⓘ
Shinto shrines in Ōita Prefecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
main sanctuary (honden) in Hachiman-zukuri style
ⓘ
multiple shrine buildings in a single complex ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Reitaisai (grand festival) ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
regional pilgrimage center
ⓘ
site of state rituals in premodern Japan ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
approach with torii gates
ⓘ
forest surroundings ⓘ |
| hasRole | head shrine of Hachiman shrines ⓘ |
| hasSacredObject |
Hachiman shintai
ⓘ
linked to:
Hachiman
|
| hasStatus | one of the most important Hachiman shrines in Japan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfFlourishing |
Heian period
ⓘ
Nara period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū
ⓘ
linked to:
Iwashimizu Hachimangū
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū ⓘ
linked to:
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
spread of Hachiman worship to Kyoto ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the earliest major center of Hachiman worship
ⓘ
influence on Hachiman shrines across Japan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Usa, Ōita Prefecture
ⓘ
linked to:
日本・大分県
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Ōita Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kyushu ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Hachiman ⓘ |
| numberOfAffiliatedShrines | over 40,000 Hachiman shrines ⓘ |
| principalSanctuaryOf | Hachiman ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| shrineRank | ichinomiya of Buzen Province ⓘ |
| visitedBy | pilgrims from across Japan ⓘ |
| worshipType |
guardian deity
ⓘ
war deity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Usa Jingū Description of subject: Usa Jingū is a prominent Shinto shrine in Ōita Prefecture, Japan, revered as the principal sanctuary of the war and guardian deity Hachiman and a historically important religious center.
Referenced by (14)
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