The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō

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Japanese woodblock print series ukiyo-e print series

The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō is a celebrated ukiyo-e print series depicting the post stations along Japan’s Nakasendō route, created collaboratively by Utagawa Hiroshige and Keisai Eisen in the 19th century.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō canonical	2
The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō (Hiroshige and Keisai Eisen series)	1
The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Road	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3995930 — 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: The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō
Context triple: [Utagawa Hiroshige, notableWork, The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō]

A. The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō is a celebrated series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic views along the historic Tōkaidō road between Edo and Kyoto in Japan.
B. Eight Views of Ōmi
Eight Views of Ōmi is a celebrated series of landscape woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic locations around Lake Biwa in Japan.
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).
D. Kamitsumaki
Kamitsumaki is the first volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing on Shinto creation myths and the age of the gods.
E. Shinshukyo
Shinshukyo refers to Japan’s “new religions,” a diverse group of modern religious movements that emerged mainly from the late 19th century onward, often blending Shinto, Buddhist, and other spiritual elements.
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: The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō
Target entity description: The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō is a celebrated ukiyo-e print series depicting the post stations along Japan’s Nakasendō route, created collaboratively by Utagawa Hiroshige and Keisai Eisen in the 19th century.

A. The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō is a celebrated series of ukiyo-e woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic views along the historic Tōkaidō road between Edo and Kyoto in Japan.
B. Eight Views of Ōmi
Eight Views of Ōmi is a celebrated series of landscape woodblock prints by Utagawa Hiroshige depicting scenic locations around Lake Biwa in Japan.
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).
D. Kamitsumaki
Kamitsumaki is the first volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing on Shinto creation myths and the age of the gods.
E. Shinshukyo
Shinshukyo refers to Japan’s “new religions,” a diverse group of modern religious movements that emerged mainly from the late 19th century onward, often blending Shinto, Buddhist, and other spiritual elements.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese woodblock print series ⓘ ukiyo-e print series ⓘ
alternativeName	Kisokaidō rokujūkyū-tsugi ⓘ The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Road ⓘ linked to: The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō
artForm	woodblock print ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	major example of collaborative ukiyo-e series ⓘ
artMovement	ukiyo-e ⓘ
associatedWith	Edo-period road network ⓘ Kiso Valley ⓘ
coArtist	Keisai Eisen ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
creator	Keisai Eisen ⓘ Utagawa Hiroshige ⓘ
culturalContext	Edo-period travel culture ⓘ
culturalHeritageStatus	important work of Japanese printmaking ⓘ
depicts	Kiso Kaidō ⓘ Nakasendō ⓘ bridges and rivers along the Nakasendō ⓘ inns and teahouses ⓘ landscapes of central Japan ⓘ merchants and travelers ⓘ mountain passes of the Kiso Valley ⓘ post stations between Edo and Kyoto ⓘ post stations of the Nakasendō ⓘ rural post towns ⓘ samurai and officials on the road ⓘ seasonal landscapes ⓘ travelers on the Nakasendō ⓘ
genre	landscape art ⓘ ukiyo-e ⓘ
hasPart	print of each Nakasendō station ⓘ
influencedBy	Edo-period travel guides ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
mainArtist	Utagawa Hiroshige ⓘ
medium	ink on paper ⓘ
numberOfWorks	69 ⓘ
printingTechnique	polychrome woodblock printing ⓘ
relatedWork	The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō ⓘ
setInPeriod	Edo period ⓘ
subject	Edo-period post towns ⓘ travel along the Nakasendō ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Utagawa Hiroshige → notableWork → The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō ⓘ

The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō → alternativeName → The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Road ⓘ

linked to: The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō

Andō Tokutarō → notableWork → The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō ⓘ

Ōtsu-juku → depictedIn → The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō (Hiroshige and Keisai Eisen series) ⓘ