Kawasaki Daishi (Heiken-ji Temple)

E300025

Buddhist temple Shingon Buddhist temple pilgrimage site

Kawasaki Daishi (Heiken-ji Temple) is a major Shingon Buddhist temple in Kawasaki, Japan, renowned as a popular pilgrimage site for prayers of protection and New Year’s visits.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Kawasaki Daishi Heiken-ji	2
Kawasaki Daishi (Heiken-ji Temple) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2786829 — 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: Kawasaki Daishi (Heiken-ji Temple)
Context triple: [Kawasaki, hasCulturalFacility, Kawasaki Daishi (Heiken-ji Temple)]

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.
B. Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic landscape garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
C. Kitano Tenman Shrine
Kitano Tenman Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, dedicated to the deity of scholarship and learning and known for its historic atmosphere and seasonal plum blossoms.
D. Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple is Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, renowned for its iconic Kaminarimon gate and bustling Nakamise shopping street.
E. Ishiyama-dera
Ishiyama-dera is a historic Buddhist temple in Japan renowned for its autumn foliage, cultural treasures, and association with the author of The Tale of Genji.
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: Kawasaki Daishi (Heiken-ji Temple)
Target entity description: Kawasaki Daishi (Heiken-ji Temple) is a major Shingon Buddhist temple in Kawasaki, Japan, renowned as a popular pilgrimage site for prayers of protection and New Year’s visits.

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.
B. Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic landscape garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
C. Kitano Tenman Shrine
Kitano Tenman Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, dedicated to the deity of scholarship and learning and known for its historic atmosphere and seasonal plum blossoms.
D. Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple is Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, renowned for its iconic Kaminarimon gate and bustling Nakamise shopping street.
E. Ishiyama-dera
Ishiyama-dera is a historic Buddhist temple in Japan renowned for its autumn foliage, cultural treasures, and association with the author of The Tale of Genji.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple ⓘ Shingon Buddhist temple ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ
affiliation	Chisan-ha Shingon sect ⓘ linked to: Shingon Buddhism
alsoKnownAs	Heiken-ji ⓘ Heiken-ji Temple ⓘ linked to: Heiken-ji Kawasaki Daishi ⓘ
annualVisitors	millions of worshippers ⓘ
BuddhistSchool	Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalSignificance	major pilgrimage destination in Kantō region ⓘ popular New Year’s shrine-temple visit site ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Kōbō Daishi ⓘ linked to: Kukai Kūkai ⓘ
founded	1128 ⓘ
foundedBy	Sonken ⓘ
function	place of worship ⓘ
hasEvent	New Year’s celebrations ⓘ Setsubun bean-throwing ceremony ⓘ linked to: Setsubun festival
hasFeature	Daruma doll vendors ⓘ shopping street leading to temple ⓘ traditional sweet shops ⓘ
hasRitual	Goma fire ritual ⓘ
hasStructure	Nio-mon gate ⓘ linked to: Niōmon gate five-storied pagoda ⓘ main hall ⓘ
languageOfSignage	Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Honshu ⓘ Japan ⓘ Kanagawa Prefecture ⓘ Kantō region ⓘ Kawasaki ⓘ
mainDeity	Kōbō Daishi ⓘ linked to: Kukai Kūkai ⓘ
near	Keikyū Daishi Line Kawasaki-Daishi Station ⓘ Tokyo Bay ⓘ
notableFor	New Year’s visits ⓘ hatsumōde pilgrimage ⓘ prayers for protection from misfortune ⓘ
pilgrimageType	hatsumōde ⓘ
primaryUse	prayer for traffic safety ⓘ prayer for warding off evil ⓘ
regionServed	Greater Tokyo Area ⓘ linked to: Tokyo metropolitan area Kawasaki City ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
tourismCategory	cultural heritage site ⓘ religious tourism site ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Kawasaki → hasCulturalFacility → Kawasaki Daishi (Heiken-ji Temple) ⓘ

Kawasaki, Kanagawa → hasLandmark → Kawasaki Daishi Heiken-ji ⓘ

linked to: Kawasaki Daishi (Heiken-ji Temple)

Kawasaki City → hasCulturalFacility → Kawasaki Daishi Heiken-ji ⓘ