Urakami Cathedral
E191468
Urakami Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Nagasaki, Japan, historically significant as a center of Japanese Christianity and heavily damaged by the atomic bombing in 1945.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Urakami Cathedral canonical | 11 |
| St. Mary’s Cathedral, Urakami | 1 |
| Urakami Cathedral ruins site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1449119 — 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: Urakami Cathedral Context triple: [Urakami district of Nagasaki, contains, Urakami Cathedral]
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A.
Osu Kannon Temple
Osu Kannon Temple is a prominent Buddhist temple and popular cultural and shopping-area centerpiece located in the Ōsu district of Nagoya, Japan.
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B.
Akagi Shrine
Akagi Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the worship of Mount Akagi’s deity, serving as a spiritual center for local mountain and nature veneration.
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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.
Hirota Shrine
Hirota Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, revered as one of the region’s principal religious sites.
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E.
Sojiwan temple
Sojiwan Temple is a 9th-century Buddhist temple near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, notable for its reliefs and association with the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom.
- 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: Urakami Cathedral Target entity description: Urakami Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Nagasaki, Japan, historically significant as a center of Japanese Christianity and heavily damaged by the atomic bombing in 1945.
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A.
Osu Kannon Temple
Osu Kannon Temple is a prominent Buddhist temple and popular cultural and shopping-area centerpiece located in the Ōsu district of Nagoya, Japan.
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B.
Akagi Shrine
Akagi Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Japan dedicated to the worship of Mount Akagi’s deity, serving as a spiritual center for local mountain and nature veneration.
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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.
Hirota Shrine
Hirota Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, revered as one of the region’s principal religious sites.
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E.
Sojiwan temple
Sojiwan Temple is a 9th-century Buddhist temple near Prambanan in Central Java, Indonesia, notable for its reliefs and association with the Medang (Mataram) Kingdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic cathedral
ⓘ
church building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Immaculate Conception Cathedral
ⓘ
Urakami Tenshudo ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romanesque Revival architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kakure Kirishitan
ⓘ
persecution of Christians in Japan ⓘ |
| city | Nagasaki ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | 1945-08-09 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| destroyedBy |
Fat Man nuclear weapon
ⓘ
linked to:
Fat Man
atomic bomb ⓘ |
| diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki ⓘ |
| distanceFromHypocenter | about 500 meters ⓘ |
| features |
bronze bells
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stained glass windows ⓘ statues of the Virgin Mary ⓘ twin bell towers ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
bomb-damaged statues
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remains of original cathedral wall ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural property of Nagasaki City ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of Catholic community in Nagasaki
ⓘ
symbol of Japanese Christianity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kyushu
ⓘ
Nagasaki ⓘ Nagasaki Prefecture ⓘ Urakami district ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| near |
Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park
ⓘ
Nagasaki Peace Park ⓘ |
| reconstructionArchitecturalStyle | modernized Romanesque ⓘ |
| reconstructionEndDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| reconstructionMaterial | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| reconstructionStartDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| region | Kyushu ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| reopenedDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| rite | Latin Rite ⓘ |
| significantEvent | atomic bombing of Nagasaki ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| tourism |
major sightseeing spot in Nagasaki
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popular pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| towerCount | 2 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Urakami Cathedral Description of subject: Urakami Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic church in Nagasaki, Japan, historically significant as a center of Japanese Christianity and heavily damaged by the atomic bombing in 1945.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Urakami Cathedral
linked to: Urakami Cathedral