taisha
E593617
Taisha is a traditional Japanese term for a grand or major Shinto shrine, historically denoting particularly important sanctuaries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| taisha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6465873 — 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: taisha Context triple: [jingū, contrastedWith, taisha]
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A.
Taishin-in
Taishin-in was Japan’s prewar highest judicial body, serving as the nation’s supreme court under the Meiji Constitution before being replaced by the modern Supreme Court of Japan.
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B.
Tōshō
Tōshō is the commonly used Japanese abbreviation for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, one of the world’s largest and most influential stock markets.
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C.
Tamada
Tamada is the traditional Georgian toastmaster who leads feasts and orchestrates toasts during the supra, Georgia’s ceremonial banquet.
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D.
Takamikura
Takamikura is the ornate imperial throne used in Kyoto for the enthronement ceremonies of Japanese emperors.
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E.
Daibutsu
Daibutsu is the monumental Great Buddha statue of Nara, a colossal bronze image of Vairocana Buddha and one of Japan’s most famous religious icons.
- 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: taisha Target entity description: Taisha is a traditional Japanese term for a grand or major Shinto shrine, historically denoting particularly important sanctuaries.
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A.
Taishin-in
Taishin-in was Japan’s prewar highest judicial body, serving as the nation’s supreme court under the Meiji Constitution before being replaced by the modern Supreme Court of Japan.
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B.
Tōshō
Tōshō is the commonly used Japanese abbreviation for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, one of the world’s largest and most influential stock markets.
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C.
Tamada
Tamada is the traditional Georgian toastmaster who leads feasts and orchestrates toasts during the supra, Georgia’s ceremonial banquet.
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D.
Takamikura
Takamikura is the ornate imperial throne used in Kyoto for the enthronement ceremonies of Japanese emperors.
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E.
Daibutsu
Daibutsu is the monumental Great Buddha statue of Nara, a colossal bronze image of Vairocana Buddha and one of Japan’s most famous religious icons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese cultural term
ⓘ
Shinto terminology ⓘ religious term ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Shinto sanctuary ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Shinto shrines ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese religious terminology
ⓘ
Shinto shrine classification ⓘ |
| classificationRole | rank of shrine importance ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | smaller local shrines ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Japanese religious architecture ⓘ |
| denotes | particularly important Shinto sanctuaries ⓘ |
| etymologicalMeaning |
grand shrine
ⓘ
great shrine ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
Izumo Taisha
ⓘ
linked to:
Izumo Taisha Shrine
|
| historicalSignificance | indicated shrines of high ritual and political importance ⓘ |
| historicalUsage | term for especially significant shrines ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Japanese ⓘ |
| refersTo |
grand Shinto shrine
ⓘ
major Shinto shrine ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Shinto shrine ranking
ⓘ
jinja ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Shintoism
ⓘ
linked to:
Shinto
|
| usedBy |
Japanese worshippers
ⓘ
Shinto priests ⓘ |
| usedInCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| usedInReligion | Shinto ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: taisha Description of subject: Taisha is a traditional Japanese term for a grand or major Shinto shrine, historically denoting particularly important sanctuaries.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.