Onogoro-shima
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Onogoro-shima is the mythical first island of the Japanese archipelago in Shinto cosmology, formed by the deities Izanagi and Izanami as the birthplace of the land.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Onogoro Island | 1 |
| Onogoro-shima canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6536181 — 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: Onogoro-shima Context triple: [Izanagi, created, Onogoro-shima]
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A.
Yumeshima Island
Yumeshima Island is a large artificial island in Osaka Bay, Japan, being developed as a major waterfront district and international event site.
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B.
Kurima-jima
Kurima-jima is a small inhabited island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic beaches, coral reefs, and the Kurima Bridge connecting it to Miyako-jima.
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C.
Shimoji-shima
Shimoji-shima is a small island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, known for its clear waters, coral reefs, and the Shimojishima Airport used for both tourism and pilot training.
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D.
Ninoshima Island
Ninoshima Island is a small island in Hiroshima Bay, Japan, known for its historical role during World War II and its proximity to the city of Hiroshima.
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E.
Etajima Island
Etajima Island is a Japanese island in Hiroshima Prefecture best known as the historic site of the former Imperial Japanese Naval Academy.
- 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: Onogoro-shima Target entity description: Onogoro-shima is the mythical first island of the Japanese archipelago in Shinto cosmology, formed by the deities Izanagi and Izanami as the birthplace of the land.
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A.
Yumeshima Island
Yumeshima Island is a large artificial island in Osaka Bay, Japan, being developed as a major waterfront district and international event site.
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B.
Kurima-jima
Kurima-jima is a small inhabited island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, known for its scenic beaches, coral reefs, and the Kurima Bridge connecting it to Miyako-jima.
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C.
Shimoji-shima
Shimoji-shima is a small island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, known for its clear waters, coral reefs, and the Shimojishima Airport used for both tourism and pilot training.
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D.
Ninoshima Island
Ninoshima Island is a small island in Hiroshima Bay, Japan, known for its historical role during World War II and its proximity to the city of Hiroshima.
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E.
Etajima Island
Etajima Island is a Japanese island in Hiroshima Prefecture best known as the historic site of the former Imperial Japanese Naval Academy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
first island of the Japanese archipelago
ⓘ
location in Shinto mythology ⓘ mythical island ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Kojiki
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Izanagi
ⓘ
Izanami ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
primordial island
ⓘ
sacred land ⓘ |
| cosmicStatus | first solid land ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | birthplace of the land ⓘ |
| cosmology | Shinto cosmology ⓘ |
| createdWithTool | Ame-no-nuboko (heavenly jeweled spear) ⓘ |
| creationMethod | churning of the primordial sea ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese ⓘ |
| formedBy |
Izanagi
ⓘ
Izanami ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeEvent |
birth of subsequent islands of Japan
ⓘ
solidification of brine dripping from heavenly spear ⓘ union of creator deities ⓘ |
| hasPalace | Yahiro-dono (eight-fathom palace) ⓘ |
| hasTheme | creation of land from chaos ⓘ |
| hasType | mythic geography ⓘ |
| influencedBy | early Japanese oral tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| mythicFunction |
place where Izanagi and Izanami built their palace
ⓘ
place where Izanagi and Izanami performed marriage ritual ⓘ site of descent of creator deities ⓘ |
| mythicStatus | foundational place in Shinto creation story ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Japanese creation myth ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus | mythological, not historical ⓘ |
| originContext | Japanese mythological cosmogony ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese archipelago (mythological)
ⓘ
linked to:
Japanese archipelago
|
| recordedIn | 8th-century Japanese chronicles ⓘ |
| regionInMyth | primeval ocean ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Kamiyo (Age of the Gods)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kamiyo
Kuniumi (birth of the land) ⓘ
linked to:
Takami-Musubi
|
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Japanese indigenous religion ⓘ |
| roleInMyth | starting point for creation of other islands ⓘ |
| symbolism |
axis between heaven and earth
ⓘ
origin point of the Japanese islands ⓘ |
| veneratedIn | Shinto narrative tradition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Onogoro-shima Description of subject: Onogoro-shima is the mythical first island of the Japanese archipelago in Shinto cosmology, formed by the deities Izanagi and Izanami as the birthplace of the land.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Onogoro-shima