Gotokuji Temple
E348926
Gotokuji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo famed as the birthplace of the beckoning cat (maneki-neko) legend and its thousands of cat figurines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gotokuji Temple canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2825970 — 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: Gotokuji Temple Context triple: [Setagaya, hasTemple, Gotokuji Temple]
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A.
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.
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B.
Sengaku-ji Temple
Sengaku-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo best known as the burial site of the Forty-seven Ronin, a famous group of samurai celebrated in Japanese history and culture.
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C.
Gangō-ji
Gangō-ji is one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples, located in Nara and recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara.”
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D.
Yakushi-ji
Yakushi-ji is a major Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned as one of the country’s oldest and most important historic and architectural sites.
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E.
Tōshōdai-ji
Tōshōdai-ji is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its well-preserved classical architecture and association with the Chinese monk Jianzhen (Ganjin).
- 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: Gotokuji Temple Target entity description: Gotokuji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo famed as the birthplace of the beckoning cat (maneki-neko) legend and its thousands of cat figurines.
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A.
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.
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B.
Sengaku-ji Temple
Sengaku-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo best known as the burial site of the Forty-seven Ronin, a famous group of samurai celebrated in Japanese history and culture.
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C.
Gangō-ji
Gangō-ji is one of Japan’s oldest Buddhist temples, located in Nara and recognized as part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara.”
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D.
Yakushi-ji
Yakushi-ji is a major Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned as one of the country’s oldest and most important historic and architectural sites.
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E.
Tōshōdai-ji
Tōshōdai-ji is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan, renowned for its well-preserved classical architecture and association with the Chinese monk Jianzhen (Ganjin).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| accessBy | Gotokuji Station ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ii Naosuke
ⓘ
good fortune in life ⓘ good luck in business ⓘ |
| category |
Buddhist temples in Tokyo
ⓘ
Setagaya, Tokyo ⓘ tourist attractions in Tokyo ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of good luck and prosperity ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Goddess of Mercy Kannon
ⓘ
linked to:
Guanyin
|
| famedFor |
beckoning cat legend
ⓘ
maneki-neko figurines ⓘ |
| hasArtworkTheme | cats ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bell tower
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ main hall ⓘ maneki-neko hall or area ⓘ thousands of maneki-neko statues ⓘ three-storied pagoda ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
local pilgrimage site
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasGarden | Japanese temple garden ⓘ |
| hasGravesOf | Ii clan ⓘ |
| hasRitual | dedicating cat figurines after wishes are granted ⓘ |
| hasStyle | traditional Japanese temple architecture ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | beckoning cat ⓘ |
| knownAs | birthplace of the maneki-neko legend ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Setagaya
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| near | Gotokuji Station ⓘ |
| openTo | public ⓘ |
| region |
Kanto region
ⓘ
linked to:
Kantō region
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| sect |
Soto Zen
ⓘ
linked to:
Sōtō Zen
|
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| visitorActivity |
offering maneki-neko figurines
ⓘ
praying for good fortune ⓘ |
| ward |
Setagaya-ku
ⓘ
linked to:
Setagaya
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gotokuji Temple Description of subject: Gotokuji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Tokyo famed as the birthplace of the beckoning cat (maneki-neko) legend and its thousands of cat figurines.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan