Nikkō Tōshō-gū
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Nikkō Tōshō-gū is an ornately decorated Shinto shrine complex in Nikkō, Japan, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major center of Tokugawa-era architecture and worship.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nikkō Tōshō-gū canonical | 18 |
| Nikko Toshogu Shrine | 6 |
| Nikkō Tōshō-gū shrine complex | 2 |
| Nikkō Toshogu Shrine | 1 |
| Nikkō Tōshō-gū Shrine | 1 |
| Nikkō Tōshōgū Shrine | 1 |
| Nikkō Tōshōgū area | 1 |
| Shrines and Temples of Nikko | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6536727 — 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: Nikkō Tōshō-gū Context triple: [Tokugawa Ieyasu, burialPlace, Nikkō Tōshō-gū]
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Fushimi Inari Taisha
Fushimi Inari Taisha is a famous Shinto shrine in Japan renowned for its thousands of vermilion torii gates winding up the forested slopes of Mount Inari.
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Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū is a historically significant Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Japan, closely associated with the samurai and the Minamoto (Genji) clan.
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Nezu Shrine
Nezu Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo renowned for its lush grounds, vermilion torii tunnel, and traditional architecture.
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Kamigamo Shrine
Kamigamo Shrine is one of Kyoto’s oldest and most important Shinto shrines, renowned for its historic architecture and role in the Kamo faith tradition.
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Iwashimizu Hachimangū
Iwashimizu Hachimangū is an important Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, renowned as one of the principal centers of worship for the deity Hachiman and noted for its historical and cultural significance.
- 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: Nikkō Tōshō-gū Target entity description: Nikkō Tōshō-gū is an ornately decorated Shinto shrine complex in Nikkō, Japan, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major center of Tokugawa-era architecture and worship.
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A.
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Fushimi Inari Taisha is a famous Shinto shrine in Japan renowned for its thousands of vermilion torii gates winding up the forested slopes of Mount Inari.
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B.
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū is a historically significant Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Japan, closely associated with the samurai and the Minamoto (Genji) clan.
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C.
Nezu Shrine
Nezu Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo renowned for its lush grounds, vermilion torii tunnel, and traditional architecture.
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D.
Kamigamo Shrine
Kamigamo Shrine is one of Kyoto’s oldest and most important Shinto shrines, renowned for its historic architecture and role in the Kamo faith tradition.
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E.
Iwashimizu Hachimangū
Iwashimizu Hachimangū is an important Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, renowned as one of the principal centers of worship for the deity Hachiman and noted for its historical and cultural significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nikkō Tōshō-gū Description of subject: Nikkō Tōshō-gū is an ornately decorated Shinto shrine complex in Nikkō, Japan, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major center of Tokugawa-era architecture and worship.
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