Chikubushima
E534467
Chikubushima is a small sacred island in Japan’s Lake Biwa renowned for its ancient shrines and temples dedicated to the worship of Benzaiten.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chikubushima canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4782975 — 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: Chikubushima Context triple: [Benzaiten, cultCenter, Chikubushima]
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A.
Kubashima
Kubashima is one of the small, uninhabited islets that make up the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
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B.
Akishino
Akishino is the imperial family name of a branch of Japan’s monarchy, borne by members such as Prince Hisahito and his parents, Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko.
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C.
Higashikurume
Higashikurume is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods and role as a commuter area for central Tokyo.
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D.
Tatsuno
Tatsuno is a city in western Japan known for its traditional soy sauce production and historic townscape within Hyogo Prefecture.
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E.
Hakatajima
Hakatajima is an island in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, known as one of the key islands linked by bridges along the scenic Shimanami Kaido cycling route between Honshu and Shikoku.
- 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: Chikubushima Target entity description: Chikubushima is a small sacred island in Japan’s Lake Biwa renowned for its ancient shrines and temples dedicated to the worship of Benzaiten.
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A.
Kubashima
Kubashima is one of the small, uninhabited islets that make up the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
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B.
Akishino
Akishino is the imperial family name of a branch of Japan’s monarchy, borne by members such as Prince Hisahito and his parents, Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko.
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C.
Higashikurume
Higashikurume is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods and role as a commuter area for central Tokyo.
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D.
Tatsuno
Tatsuno is a city in western Japan known for its traditional soy sauce production and historic townscape within Hyogo Prefecture.
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E.
Hakatajima
Hakatajima is an island in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, known as one of the key islands linked by bridges along the scenic Shimanami Kaido cycling route between Honshu and Shikoku.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
sacred site ⓘ |
| access | boat ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Benzaiten ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Chikubu Island ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
Hogon-ji Kannon-do Hall (verify name)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hogon-ji Kannon-do Hall
Tsukubusuma Shrine Honden (verify name) ⓘ |
| hasCulturalDesignation | Important Cultural Property (structures on the island; verify specifics) ⓘ |
| hasHistoricPeriod |
Heian period (as religious site; verify)
ⓘ
Kamakura period (as religious site; verify) ⓘ
linked to:
Kamakura Gozan
|
| hasReligiousSignificance |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| hasShrine | Tsukubusuma Shrine ⓘ |
| hasTemple | Hogon-ji ⓘ |
| hasView | Mount Ibuki (verify visibility) ⓘ |
| islandType | lake island ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Benzaiten worship
ⓘ
ancient shrines ⓘ scenic views of Lake Biwa ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
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Lake Biwa ⓘ Shiga Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Lake Biwa ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lake Biwa Quasi-National Park (verify)
ⓘ
linked to:
Biwako Quasi-National Park
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| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListStatus | Japan’s Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range related cultural landscape (tentative association; verify) ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity | Benzaiten ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chikubushima Description of subject: Chikubushima is a small sacred island in Japan’s Lake Biwa renowned for its ancient shrines and temples dedicated to the worship of Benzaiten.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.