Ninomaru Garden
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Ninomaru Garden is a renowned traditional Japanese landscape garden within Kyoto’s Nijō Castle, celebrated for its carefully arranged ponds, stones, and plantings that reflect Edo-period aesthetics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ninomaru Garden canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2675869 — 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: Ninomaru Garden Context triple: [Nijō Castle, hasPart, Ninomaru Garden]
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A.
Rikugien Garden
Rikugien Garden is a famous Edo-period strolling landscape garden in Tokyo known for its seasonal foliage, traditional teahouses, and carefully designed ponds and pathways.
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B.
Nishinomaru Garden
Nishinomaru Garden is a scenic landscaped garden within the Osaka Castle grounds, known for its expansive lawns, cherry blossoms, and panoramic views of the castle keep.
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C.
Shukkeien Garden
Shukkeien Garden is a historic Japanese landscape garden in Hiroshima, known for its miniature representations of natural scenery, tranquil ponds, and traditional teahouses.
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D.
Chinzan-so Garden
Chinzan-so Garden is a historic Japanese landscape garden in Tokyo known for its traditional teahouses, seasonal foliage, and tranquil ponds amid the urban setting.
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E.
Sankeien Garden
Sankeien Garden is a traditional Japanese landscape garden in Yokohama known for its historic buildings, seasonal flowers, and scenic ponds and pathways.
- 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: Ninomaru Garden Target entity description: Ninomaru Garden is a renowned traditional Japanese landscape garden within Kyoto’s Nijō Castle, celebrated for its carefully arranged ponds, stones, and plantings that reflect Edo-period aesthetics.
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A.
Rikugien Garden
Rikugien Garden is a famous Edo-period strolling landscape garden in Tokyo known for its seasonal foliage, traditional teahouses, and carefully designed ponds and pathways.
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B.
Nishinomaru Garden
Nishinomaru Garden is a scenic landscaped garden within the Osaka Castle grounds, known for its expansive lawns, cherry blossoms, and panoramic views of the castle keep.
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C.
Shukkeien Garden
Shukkeien Garden is a historic Japanese landscape garden in Hiroshima, known for its miniature representations of natural scenery, tranquil ponds, and traditional teahouses.
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D.
Chinzan-so Garden
Chinzan-so Garden is a historic Japanese landscape garden in Tokyo known for its traditional teahouses, seasonal foliage, and tranquil ponds amid the urban setting.
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E.
Sankeien Garden
Sankeien Garden is a traditional Japanese landscape garden in Yokohama known for its historic buildings, seasonal flowers, and scenic ponds and pathways.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese garden
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landscape garden ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Ninomaru Palace
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linked to:
Nijō Castle
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| country | Japan ⓘ |
| designedFor | daimyō and courtly receptions ⓘ |
| designedTo | reflect Edo-period aesthetics ⓘ |
| era | Edo period ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Kyoto City government
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linked to:
Kyoto city authorities
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| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of feudal lord’s garden design
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important representation of Kyoto’s garden tradition ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
artificial hills
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bridges ⓘ carefully arranged stones ⓘ islands ⓘ meticulously pruned shrubs ⓘ pine trees ⓘ ponds ⓘ stepping stones ⓘ stone lanterns ⓘ |
| hasView | castle structures of Nijō Castle ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Special Place of Scenic Beauty of Japan
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linked to:
Place of Scenic Beauty (Japan)
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harmonious arrangement of water, rocks, and plants
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seasonal scenery ⓘ traditional Japanese landscape composition ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
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Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ Nijō Castle ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Kyoto City
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linked to:
Kyoto
|
| openTo | the public ⓘ |
| overlooksFrom | reception rooms of Ninomaru Palace ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nijō Castle complex
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linked to:
Nijō Castle
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| style |
Edo-period garden design
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shoin-style garden ⓘ |
| touristAttractionType |
cultural heritage site
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historic garden ⓘ |
| visitorActivity |
guided tours
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photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ninomaru Garden Description of subject: Ninomaru Garden is a renowned traditional Japanese landscape garden within Kyoto’s Nijō Castle, celebrated for its carefully arranged ponds, stones, and plantings that reflect Edo-period aesthetics.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.