To-ji
E58823
To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T435941 — 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: To-ji Context triple: [Kyoto, contains, To-ji]
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A.
Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple is Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, renowned for its iconic Kaminarimon gate and bustling Nakamise shopping street.
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B.
Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is a famous historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its large wooden stage that offers panoramic views of the city and surrounding hills.
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C.
Dogenzaka
Dogenzaka is a lively entertainment and shopping district in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its nightlife, restaurants, and proximity to the famous Shibuya Crossing.
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D.
Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, revered as one of the city's oldest religious sites and a symbol of local cultural heritage.
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E.
Ryoan-ji
Ryoan-ji is a renowned Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famous for its minimalist rock garden that exemplifies Japanese dry landscape design.
- 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: To-ji Target entity description: To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A.
Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple is Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, renowned for its iconic Kaminarimon gate and bustling Nakamise shopping street.
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B.
Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is a famous historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its large wooden stage that offers panoramic views of the city and surrounding hills.
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C.
Dogenzaka
Dogenzaka is a lively entertainment and shopping district in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its nightlife, restaurants, and proximity to the famous Shibuya Crossing.
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D.
Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, revered as one of the city's oldest religious sites and a symbol of local cultural heritage.
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E.
Ryoan-ji
Ryoan-ji is a renowned Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famous for its minimalist rock garden that exemplifies Japanese dry landscape design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
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Historic site ⓘ Shingon Buddhist temple ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kobo Daishi
ⓘ
Kukai ⓘ |
| BuddhistSchool | Shingon Buddhism ⓘ |
| city | Kyoto ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Imperial government of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamato polity
|
| foundedInPeriod | Heian period ⓘ |
| function |
place of worship
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| governingBody | Shingon Buddhist clergy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Kyo-o-gokoku-ji ⓘ |
| hasCulturalProperty |
Buddhist statues in Kondo
ⓘ
Esoteric mandalas and ritual objects ⓘ |
| hasEvent | flea market ⓘ |
| hasEventFrequency | monthly flea market ⓘ |
| hasGardenStyle | Japanese garden ⓘ |
| hasPagodaHeight | approximately 55 meters ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Kodo (lecture hall)
ⓘ
Kondo (main hall) ⓘ Nandaimon (Great South Gate) ⓘ
linked to:
Rōmon gate
five-story pagoda ⓘ garden ⓘ treasure house ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Important Cultural Property of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Important Cultural Properties of Japan
National Treasure of Japan (for some buildings and statues) ⓘ
linked to:
National Treasures of Japan
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia
ⓘ
Honshu ⓘ Kansai region ⓘ Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Kobo Daishi (Kukai)
ⓘ
being the tallest wooden tower in Japan ⓘ five-story pagoda ⓘ historic Buddhist architecture ⓘ sculptures of Buddhist deities ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
ⓘ
linked to:
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
|
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf | Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | Cultural ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: To-ji Description of subject: To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: To-ji
linked to: To-ji
linked to: To-ji
linked to: To-ji
linked to: To-ji