Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery
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Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Yokohama where many of the city’s early foreign residents and notable expatriates are interred.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery canonical | 9 |
| Sakamoto International Cemetery | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3262081 — 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: Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery Context triple: [Yamate, hasLandmark, Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery]
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A.
Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo
Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo is a historic and prestigious public graveyard known for being the resting place of many prominent Japanese political and cultural figures.
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B.
Kaze-no-Oka Crematorium
Kaze-no-Oka Crematorium is a contemplative, minimalist cremation complex in Japan designed by architect Fumihiko Maki, noted for its serene integration with the surrounding landscape.
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C.
Nitobe Memorial Garden
Nitobe Memorial Garden is a traditional Japanese strolling garden in Vancouver, renowned for its serene design and cultural symbolism.
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D.
Tama Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan
Tama Cemetery in Tokyo, Japan is a major metropolitan public cemetery known for being the resting place of numerous prominent military, political, and cultural figures.
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E.
Nippon Maru Memorial Park
Nippon Maru Memorial Park is a waterfront historical site in Yokohama centered around the preserved sailing ship Nippon Maru and its surrounding green spaces and maritime exhibits.
- 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: Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery Target entity description: Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Yokohama where many of the city’s early foreign residents and notable expatriates are interred.
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A.
Aoyama Cemetery, Tokyo
Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo is a historic and prestigious public graveyard known for being the resting place of many prominent Japanese political and cultural figures.
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B.
Kaze-no-Oka Crematorium
Kaze-no-Oka Crematorium is a contemplative, minimalist cremation complex in Japan designed by architect Fumihiko Maki, noted for its serene integration with the surrounding landscape.
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C.
Nitobe Memorial Garden
Nitobe Memorial Garden is a traditional Japanese strolling garden in Vancouver, renowned for its serene design and cultural symbolism.
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D.
Tama Cemetery, Tokyo, Japan
Tama Cemetery in Tokyo, Japan is a major metropolitan public cemetery known for being the resting place of numerous prominent military, political, and cultural figures.
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E.
Nippon Maru Memorial Park
Nippon Maru Memorial Park is a waterfront historical site in Yokohama centered around the preserved sailing ship Nippon Maru and its surrounding green spaces and maritime exhibits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
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historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Meiji era modernization of Japan
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international community in Yokohama ⓘ opening of Yokohama as a treaty port ⓘ |
| burialFor |
expatriates in Yokohama
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foreign residents of Yokohama ⓘ non-Japanese nationals ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
reminder of early foreign-Japanese relations in Yokohama
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symbol of Yokohama’s international history ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasAccess | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
graves of diplomats
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graves of merchants ⓘ graves of military personnel ⓘ graves of missionaries ⓘ graves of sailors ⓘ memorial monuments ⓘ terraced layout ⓘ tombstones with foreign-language inscriptions ⓘ viewpoints over Yokohama harbor ⓘ |
| hasRegulation |
photography restrictions in some areas
ⓘ
visiting hours ⓘ |
| heritageValue | records history of foreign settlement in Yokohama ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
English
ⓘ
other European languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
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Japan ⓘ Kanagawa Prefecture ⓘ Yokohama ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | Yamate ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict |
Naka-ku, Yokohama
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linked to:
Naka Ward, Yokohama
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| maintainedBy | cemetery management association ⓘ |
| near |
Motomachi district of Yokohama
ⓘ
linked to:
Yokohama Yamate area
Yamate Bluff area ⓘ Yamate foreign residences area ⓘ
linked to:
Yamate foreign settlement area
|
| notableFor |
graves of early foreign residents of Yokohama
ⓘ
historic foreign community of Yokohama ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Port of Yokohama
ⓘ
Yokohama Bay ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo Bay
|
| primaryUse | burial ground ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
historical tourism ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery Description of subject: Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Yokohama where many of the city’s early foreign residents and notable expatriates are interred.
Referenced by (10)
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linked to: Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery