Tosa Nikki
E406525
Tosa Nikki is a 10th-century Japanese literary diary written in kana and traditionally attributed to Ki no Tsurayuki, often regarded as one of the earliest and most important examples of Japanese prose.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tosa Nikki canonical | 4 |
| Tosa Diary | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4007254 — 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: Tosa Nikki Context triple: [Ki no Tsurayuki, notableWork, Tosa Nikki]
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A.
Aishō
Aishō is a town in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, known for its rural character and historical sites.
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B.
Sanshu no Jingi
Sanshu no Jingi refers to the three sacred treasures of Japan’s imperial regalia—mirror, sword, and jewel—that symbolize the legitimacy and divine authority of the emperor.
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C.
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the final resting place of Empress Kōjun, consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
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D.
Bansho Shirabesho
Bansho Shirabesho was a late Edo-period Japanese government institute dedicated to studying and translating Western (primarily Dutch and later English) books and sciences.
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E.
Aoi no Ue
Aoi no Ue is a noblewoman and the first principal wife of Prince Genji in the classic Japanese literary work "The Tale of Genji."
- 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: Tosa Nikki Target entity description: Tosa Nikki is a 10th-century Japanese literary diary written in kana and traditionally attributed to Ki no Tsurayuki, often regarded as one of the earliest and most important examples of Japanese prose.
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A.
Aishō
Aishō is a town in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, known for its rural character and historical sites.
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B.
Sanshu no Jingi
Sanshu no Jingi refers to the three sacred treasures of Japan’s imperial regalia—mirror, sword, and jewel—that symbolize the legitimacy and divine authority of the emperor.
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C.
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the final resting place of Empress Kōjun, consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
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D.
Bansho Shirabesho
Bansho Shirabesho was a late Edo-period Japanese government institute dedicated to studying and translating Western (primarily Dutch and later English) books and sciences.
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E.
Aoi no Ue
Aoi no Ue is a noblewoman and the first principal wife of Prince Genji in the classic Japanese literary work "The Tale of Genji."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heian-period work
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Japanese literary diary ⓘ classical Japanese prose work ⓘ travel diary ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
935
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936 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ki no Tsurayuki’s governorship of Tosa ⓘ |
| author | Ki no Tsurayuki ⓘ |
| closingEvent | arrival in Kyoto ⓘ |
| contains |
prose narrative
ⓘ
waka poetry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | classic of Japanese literature ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 10th century ⓘ |
| genre |
diary literature
ⓘ
nikki bungaku ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Izumi Shikibu Nikki
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Kagerō Nikki ⓘ Murasaki Shikibu Nikki ⓘ
linked to:
Murasaki Shikibu Diary
later Heian diaries ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| length | short prose work ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Heian period ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | foundational work of nikki bungaku ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | waka-prose combination ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | male author adopting female persona ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person diary ⓘ |
| narratorGender | female ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest examples of Japanese prose
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early use of kana for literary prose ⓘ influence on later diary literature ⓘ |
| openingEvent | departure from Tosa by sea ⓘ |
| originalAudience | Heian court aristocracy ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | survives in multiple manuscript traditions ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Kokin Wakashū ⓘ |
| script | kana ⓘ |
| setting |
Kyoto
ⓘ
Tosa Province ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Japanese literature curricula ⓘ |
| theme |
court life
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impermanence ⓘ journey from Tosa to Kyoto ⓘ |
| timeSpanDepicted | about two months ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Ki no Tsurayuki ⓘ |
| writingSystem | hiragana ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tosa Nikki Description of subject: Tosa Nikki is a 10th-century Japanese literary diary written in kana and traditionally attributed to Ki no Tsurayuki, often regarded as one of the earliest and most important examples of Japanese prose.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tosa Nikki
linked to: Tosa Nikki