Nippon Budokan
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Nippon Budokan is a famous indoor arena in central Tokyo best known for hosting martial arts events and major concerts by both Japanese and international artists.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nippon Budokan canonical | 29 |
| 日本武道館 | 2 |
| Budokan | 1 |
| Budokan Hall, Tokyo | 1 |
| Nippon Budokan arena | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2481036 — 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: Nippon Budokan Context triple: [Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, contains, Nippon Budokan]
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A.
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium is a prominent modern sports complex in Tokyo, Japan, renowned for its distinctive contemporary architecture and role as a major venue for national and international sporting events.
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B.
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Ryōgoku Kokugikan is Tokyo’s main indoor sumo arena, famous as the spiritual home of professional sumo and a venue for major tournaments and cultural events.
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C.
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome is a large, iconic indoor baseball stadium and entertainment venue in Tokyo, Japan, known for hosting professional baseball games, concerts, and major sporting events.
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D.
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium is a landmark sports and event arena in Tokyo renowned for its distinctive suspension roof design by architect Kenzo Tange and its role as a major Olympic and cultural venue.
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E.
Sapporo Dome
Sapporo Dome is a multi-purpose stadium in Sapporo, Japan, best known for hosting baseball and football matches as well as major international sporting events.
- 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: Nippon Budokan Target entity description: Nippon Budokan is a famous indoor arena in central Tokyo best known for hosting martial arts events and major concerts by both Japanese and international artists.
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A.
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium is a prominent modern sports complex in Tokyo, Japan, renowned for its distinctive contemporary architecture and role as a major venue for national and international sporting events.
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B.
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Ryōgoku Kokugikan is Tokyo’s main indoor sumo arena, famous as the spiritual home of professional sumo and a venue for major tournaments and cultural events.
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C.
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome is a large, iconic indoor baseball stadium and entertainment venue in Tokyo, Japan, known for hosting professional baseball games, concerts, and major sporting events.
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D.
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Yoyogi National Gymnasium is a landmark sports and event arena in Tokyo renowned for its distinctive suspension roof design by architect Kenzo Tange and its role as a major Olympic and cultural venue.
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E.
Sapporo Dome
Sapporo Dome is a multi-purpose stadium in Sapporo, Japan, best known for hosting baseball and football matches as well as major international sporting events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert hall
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indoor arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | octagonal building ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasNickName |
holy ground of rock in Japan
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mecca for Japanese martial arts ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.nipponbudokan.or.jp/ ⓘ |
| hostedArtist |
Arashi
ⓘ
Babymetal ⓘ Bob Dylan ⓘ Cheap Trick ⓘ Deep Purple ⓘ Dream Theater ⓘ Eric Clapton ⓘ Kiss ⓘ Perfume ⓘ Queen ⓘ The Beatles ⓘ X Japan ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics ⓘ
linked to:
2020 Summer Olympics
karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics ⓘ paralympic judo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics ⓘ |
| inception | 1964 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chiyoda, Tokyo
ⓘ
Kitanomaru Park ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tokyo Imperial Palace ⓘ |
| nativeName |
日本武道館
ⓘ
linked to:
Nippon Budokan
|
| notableFor |
being a prestigious concert venue in Japan
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hosting major martial arts tournaments ⓘ hosting major rock concerts ⓘ |
| opened | 1964-10-03 ⓘ |
| operator | Nippon Budokan Foundation ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | judo competition venue for the 1964 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| owner |
Japan Sports Council
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan Sport Council
|
| prefecture |
Tokyo Metropolis
ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo Prefecture
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| roofType | pagoda-style roof ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 14,000 ⓘ |
| shortName |
Budokan
ⓘ
linked to:
Nippon Budokan
|
| usedFor |
boxing events
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graduation ceremonies ⓘ martial arts events ⓘ music concerts ⓘ national events ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nippon Budokan Description of subject: Nippon Budokan is a famous indoor arena in central Tokyo best known for hosting martial arts events and major concerts by both Japanese and international artists.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nippon Budokan
linked to: Nippon Budokan
subject linked to:
Science Museum
linked to: Nippon Budokan
linked to: Nippon Budokan