Yoyogi National Gymnasium

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Olympic venue indoor arena landmark sports venue

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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Label	Occurrences
Yoyogi National Gymnasium canonical	14
National Yoyogi Stadium	2
Yoyogi National Gymnasium complex	2
Yoyogi National Gymnasium Second Gymnasium	1
Yoyogi National Stadium	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T186211 — 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: Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Context triple: [Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, contains, Yoyogi National Gymnasium]

A. Yoyogi Park
Yoyogi Park is one of Tokyo’s largest and most popular urban parks, known for its spacious lawns, seasonal cherry blossoms, and role as a major recreational and cultural gathering spot.
B. War Memorial Gymnasium
War Memorial Gymnasium is an on-campus arena at the University of San Francisco best known as the longtime home of the university’s basketball programs.
C. Hachiko Square
Hachiko Square is a famous public plaza in Shibuya known as a popular meeting spot near Shibuya Station, named after the loyal dog Hachiko.
D. Tsutenkaku Tower
Tsutenkaku Tower is a historic observation and entertainment tower in Osaka, Japan, known as a symbol of the city’s Shinsekai district.
E. Tokyo Imperial Palace
Tokyo Imperial Palace is the primary residence and administrative center of Japan’s imperial family, located in a large historic park area in central Tokyo.
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: Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Target entity description: 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.

A. Yoyogi Park
Yoyogi Park is one of Tokyo’s largest and most popular urban parks, known for its spacious lawns, seasonal cherry blossoms, and role as a major recreational and cultural gathering spot.
B. War Memorial Gymnasium
War Memorial Gymnasium is an on-campus arena at the University of San Francisco best known as the longtime home of the university’s basketball programs.
C. Hachiko Square
Hachiko Square is a famous public plaza in Shibuya known as a popular meeting spot near Shibuya Station, named after the loyal dog Hachiko.
D. Tsutenkaku Tower
Tsutenkaku Tower is a historic observation and entertainment tower in Osaka, Japan, known as a symbol of the city’s Shinsekai district.
E. Tokyo Imperial Palace
Tokyo Imperial Palace is the primary residence and administrative center of Japan’s imperial family, located in a large historic park area in central Tokyo.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Olympic venue ⓘ indoor arena ⓘ landmark ⓘ sports venue ⓘ
architect	Kenzo Tange ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Modernist architecture ⓘ
category	Indoor arenas in Japan ⓘ Kenzo Tange buildings ⓘ linked to: Kenzo Tange Olympic venues in Japan ⓘ Sports venues in Tokyo ⓘ
city	Tokyo ⓘ
constructionStart	1961 ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
designedFor	1964 Summer Olympics ⓘ
hasPart	First Gymnasium ⓘ Second Gymnasium ⓘ
hostedEvent	1964 Summer Olympics basketball competitions ⓘ 1964 Summer Olympics diving competitions ⓘ 1964 Summer Olympics swimming competitions ⓘ Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics handball competitions ⓘ linked to: 2020 Summer Olympics
JapaneseName	国立代々木競技場 ⓘ
languageOfName	Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Kantō region ⓘ Shibuya ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ Tokyo Metropolis ⓘ linked to: Tokyo Prefecture Yoyogi ⓘ linked to: Yoyogi Park
material	reinforced concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ
near	Harajuku Station ⓘ Meiji Shrine ⓘ Yoyogi Park ⓘ
notableFor	innovative engineering ⓘ suspension roof design ⓘ sweeping curved roof ⓘ
opened	1964 ⓘ
operator	Japan Sport Council ⓘ
owner	Japan Sport Council ⓘ
partOf	Yoyogi Park area ⓘ
roofType	cable-supported roof ⓘ suspension roof ⓘ
usedFor	basketball ⓘ concerts ⓘ cultural events ⓘ exhibitions ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ swimming ⓘ

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Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan → contains → Yoyogi National Gymnasium ⓘ

Kenzo Tange → notableWork → Yoyogi National Gymnasium ⓘ

Kenzo Tange → designed → Yoyogi National Gymnasium ⓘ

Yoyogi Park → hasNearbyAttraction → Yoyogi National Gymnasium ⓘ

Shibuya City → contains → Yoyogi National Gymnasium ⓘ

Second Gymnasium → partOf → Yoyogi National Gymnasium complex ⓘ