Zenkō-ji Temple
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Zenkō-ji Temple is a historic and highly revered Buddhist temple in Nagano, Japan, known as one of the country’s most important pilgrimage sites.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zenko-ji Temple | 1 |
| Zenkō-ji | 1 |
| Zenkō-ji Temple canonical | 1 |
| Zenkō-ji temple precinct | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2929820 — 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: Zenkō-ji Temple Context triple: [Nagano, hasLandmark, Zenkō-ji Temple]
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A.
Zojo-ji Temple
Zojo-ji Temple is a historic Jodo Buddhist temple in central Tokyo, known for its grand main gate, cultural heritage, and scenic setting near Tokyo Tower.
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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.
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C.
Gotokuji Temple
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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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.
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E.
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.
- 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: Zenkō-ji Temple Target entity description: Zenkō-ji Temple is a historic and highly revered Buddhist temple in Nagano, Japan, known as one of the country’s most important pilgrimage sites.
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A.
Zojo-ji Temple
Zojo-ji Temple is a historic Jodo Buddhist temple in central Tokyo, known for its grand main gate, cultural heritage, and scenic setting near Tokyo Tower.
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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.
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C.
Gotokuji Temple
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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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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| accessFrom | Nagano Station ⓘ |
| annualVisitors | millions of visitors per year ⓘ |
| approachStreet | Nakamise-dōri ⓘ |
| BuddhistAffiliation |
Jōdo-shū
ⓘ
Tendai ⓘ |
| BuddhistSchool | non-sectarian ⓘ |
| cityRole | spiritual center of Nagano City ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalPropertyStatus |
Important Cultural Property of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
|
| foundedInCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod |
Asuka period
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamato period
|
| foundingLegendAssociatedWith | Emperor Tenchi ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Buddhist statues and monuments on temple grounds
ⓘ
large incense burner in front of main hall ⓘ stone-paved approach ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Niōmon gate
ⓘ
Rokujizō statues ⓘ Sanmon gate ⓘ bell tower ⓘ main hall (Hondō) ⓘ pilgrims’ lodgings (shukubō) ⓘ |
| hostsEvent |
Gokaichō (public display of substitute image)
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Obon-related observances ⓘ Setsubun ceremonies ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Nagano as a temple town ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient hidden Amida triad statue
ⓘ
large temple complex ⓘ morning Buddhist services (O-asaji) ⓘ one of Japan’s most important pilgrimage sites ⓘ underground passage of darkness (okaidan meguri) ⓘ welcoming all people regardless of sect, gender, or status ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūbu region
ⓘ
Nagano City ⓘ
linked to:
Nagano
Nagano Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
island of Honshū
ⓘ
linked to:
Honshu
|
| mainDeity |
Amida Nyorai
ⓘ
linked to:
Amitābha Buddha
|
| mainHallStatus |
National Treasure of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
National Treasures of Japan
|
| pilgrimageRoute | destination of many traditional pilgrimage routes ⓘ |
| principalImagePublicDisplayFrequency | approximately every six years ⓘ |
| principalImageRevealedBy | Maedachi Honzon (substitute image) ⓘ |
| principalImageStatus | hidden Buddha ⓘ |
| principalImageType | Ikko Sanzon Amida Nyorai triad ⓘ |
| principalImageVisibility | not shown to the public ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | major tourist attraction in Nagano Prefecture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zenkō-ji Temple Description of subject: Zenkō-ji Temple is a historic and highly revered Buddhist temple in Nagano, Japan, known as one of the country’s most important pilgrimage sites.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Zenkō-ji Temple
linked to: Zenkō-ji Temple