Koyasan Okunoin
E373424
Koyasan Okunoin is one of Japan’s most sacred Buddhist sites, a vast forest cemetery and pilgrimage destination on Mount Koya associated with the revered monk Kobo Daishi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Koyasan Okunoin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3568713 — 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: Koyasan Okunoin Context triple: [Kobo Daishi, veneratedAt, Koyasan Okunoin]
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A.
Yamatokoriyama
Yamatokoriyama is a Japanese city in Nara Prefecture known for its historic Koriyama Castle and traditional goldfish breeding industry.
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B.
Takachiho
Takachiho is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, famed in mythology as a sacred site of the Japanese creation legends and early imperial origins.
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C.
Kitanomaru Park
Kitanomaru Park is a public park in central Tokyo known for its historic grounds, museums, and tranquil green spaces adjacent to the Tokyo Imperial Palace.
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D.
Shoin Jinja
Shoin Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to the influential late-Edo period thinker and educator Yoshida Shōin.
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E.
Meoto Iwa
Meoto Iwa is a famous pair of sacred "wedded" rocks off the coast of Futami in Japan, linked by a shimenawa rope and revered in Shinto as a symbol of marriage and harmonious unions.
- 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: Koyasan Okunoin Target entity description: Koyasan Okunoin is one of Japan’s most sacred Buddhist sites, a vast forest cemetery and pilgrimage destination on Mount Koya associated with the revered monk Kobo Daishi.
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A.
Yamatokoriyama
Yamatokoriyama is a Japanese city in Nara Prefecture known for its historic Koriyama Castle and traditional goldfish breeding industry.
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B.
Takachiho
Takachiho is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, famed in mythology as a sacred site of the Japanese creation legends and early imperial origins.
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C.
Kitanomaru Park
Kitanomaru Park is a public park in central Tokyo known for its historic grounds, museums, and tranquil green spaces adjacent to the Tokyo Imperial Palace.
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D.
Shoin Jinja
Shoin Jinja is a Shinto shrine in Tokyo dedicated to the influential late-Edo period thinker and educator Yoshida Shōin.
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E.
Meoto Iwa
Meoto Iwa is a famous pair of sacred "wedded" rocks off the coast of Futami in Japan, linked by a shimenawa rope and revered in Shinto as a symbol of marriage and harmonious unions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist sacred site
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cemetery ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access |
Koyasan cable car
ⓘ
Nankai Koya Line ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kobo Daishi
ⓘ
Shingon Buddhism ⓘ |
| contains |
Gobyobashi Bridge
ⓘ
Jizo statues ⓘ Okunoin cemetery ⓘ Torodo Hall ⓘ lantern hall ⓘ mausoleum of Kobo Daishi ⓘ memorial stupas ⓘ thousands of stone grave markers ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDesignation | Important cultural landscape of Japan ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Kobo Daishi ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
crossing Gobyobashi in silence
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nighttime cemetery walks ⓘ offering incense and prayers at graves ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ancient cedar trees
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cobblestone paths ⓘ forest cemetery ⓘ river crossing before inner sanctuary ⓘ stone lanterns ⓘ |
| hasRole | mausoleum of Kobo Daishi ⓘ |
| hasView | rows of illuminated lanterns in Torodo Hall ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Koya, Wakayama Prefecture ⓘ
linked to:
Koyasan, Wakayama Prefecture
Mount Koya ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Kōya
Wakayama Prefecture ⓘ |
| managedBy | Shingon Buddhist clergy ⓘ |
| near |
Danjo Garan complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Danjo Garan sacred precinct
Kongobu-ji Temple ⓘ
linked to:
Kongōbu-ji
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| partOf | Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ |
| pilgrimageTradition |
site of prayers for the deceased
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visited by Shikoku 88-temple pilgrims ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| significance |
largest cemetery in Japan
ⓘ
major pilgrimage destination in Japan ⓘ one of the most sacred sites in Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| UNESCOListingYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSite | Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
domestic pilgrims
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international tourists ⓘ |
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Subject: Koyasan Okunoin Description of subject: Koyasan Okunoin is one of Japan’s most sacred Buddhist sites, a vast forest cemetery and pilgrimage destination on Mount Koya associated with the revered monk Kobo Daishi.
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