White Hare of Inaba
E578895
The White Hare of Inaba is a famous Japanese mythological tale about a cunning hare whose encounter with deities, including Ōkuninushi, teaches lessons about compassion, deception, and divine favor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| White Hare of Inaba canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6240770 — 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: White Hare of Inaba Context triple: [Ōkuninushi, associatedMyth, White Hare of Inaba]
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A.
Kamitsumaki
Kamitsumaki is the first volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing on Shinto creation myths and the age of the gods.
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B.
Omitama
Omitama is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, known for hosting Hyakuri Air Base and serving as a regional transportation and agricultural hub.
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C.
Ōkagami
Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
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D.
Dejima
Dejima was a small artificial island in Nagasaki Bay that served as the Dutch trading post and Japan’s primary window to the Western world during its period of national isolation (sakoku).
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E.
Okutama
Okutama is a mountainous town in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its forests, lakes, and outdoor recreation areas at the headwaters of the Tama River.
- 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: White Hare of Inaba Target entity description: The White Hare of Inaba is a famous Japanese mythological tale about a cunning hare whose encounter with deities, including Ōkuninushi, teaches lessons about compassion, deception, and divine favor.
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A.
Kamitsumaki
Kamitsumaki is the first volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing on Shinto creation myths and the age of the gods.
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B.
Omitama
Omitama is a city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, known for hosting Hyakuri Air Base and serving as a regional transportation and agricultural hub.
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C.
Ōkagami
Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
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D.
Dejima
Dejima was a small artificial island in Nagasaki Bay that served as the Dutch trading post and Japan’s primary window to the Western world during its period of national isolation (sakoku).
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E.
Okutama
Okutama is a mountainous town in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its forests, lakes, and outdoor recreation areas at the headwaters of the Tama River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese mythological tale
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folktale ⓘ legend ⓘ |
| associatedAnimal |
hare
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shark ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Shinto ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese mythology ⓘ |
| depictedAs | white rabbit with divine associations ⓘ |
| depictedIn | ukiyo-e prints ⓘ |
| didacticFunction | moral education ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | white hare ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Ōkuninushi
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Ōnamuchi ⓘ |
| featuresDeityGroup | Yasogami brothers ⓘ |
| genre | mythological narrative ⓘ |
| geographicMotif | sea crossing ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTraitForHare |
cunning
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repentant ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTraitForYasogamiBrothers | cruel ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTraitForŌkuninushi | compassionate ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
animal trickster crossing water using other animals
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injured animal aided by compassionate deity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese visual arts
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later Japanese literature ⓘ local festivals in Tottori Prefecture ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| moralTheme |
compassion
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consequences of cruelty ⓘ deception ⓘ divine favor ⓘ kindness to animals ⓘ |
| narrativeRoleOfHare | trickster ⓘ |
| periodFirstRecorded | early 8th century ⓘ |
| plotElement |
cruel advice from Yasogami brothers worsens hare’s suffering
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hare tricks sharks to cross the sea ⓘ hare’s fur is stripped off as punishment ⓘ kind advice from Ōkuninushi heals the hare ⓘ |
| relatedMyth | myths of Ōkuninushi ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Inaba Shrine traditions ⓘ |
| religiousContext | kami worship ⓘ |
| settingRegion |
Inaba Province
NERFINISHED
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modern Tottori Prefecture ⓘ |
| sourceText | Kojiki ⓘ |
| symbolism |
punishment for arrogance and cruelty
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reward for sincerity and kindness ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children and adults ⓘ |
| teachesLessonTo |
Yasogami brothers
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Ōkuninushi ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: White Hare of Inaba Description of subject: The White Hare of Inaba is a famous Japanese mythological tale about a cunning hare whose encounter with deities, including Ōkuninushi, teaches lessons about compassion, deception, and divine favor.
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