Musashi Kokubunji temple ruins

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Buddhist temple ruins archaeological site historic site in Japan

Musashi Kokubunji temple ruins are the archaeological remains of an ancient Nara-period provincial Buddhist temple in Kokubunji, Tokyo, reflecting Japan’s early centralized temple network.

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Label	Occurrences
Musashi Kokubunji temple ruins canonical	1
武蔵国分寺跡	1
武蔵国分尼寺跡	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10359217 — 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: Musashi Kokubunji temple ruins
Context triple: [Kokubunji, hasLandmark, Musashi Kokubunji temple ruins]

A. Iki Kokubun-ji ruins
The Iki Kokubun-ji ruins are the archaeological remains of an ancient provincial Buddhist temple on Iki Island in Japan, reflecting the island’s historical role in Japan’s early religious and administrative network.
B. Fujiwara-kyō site
Fujiwara-kyō site is an archaeological area in Japan preserving the remains of one of the country’s earliest planned capitals from the late 7th to early 8th century.
C. Daigo-ji
Daigo-ji is a historic Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its association with Shingon Buddhism, ancient pagoda, and UNESCO World Heritage status.
D. Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic landscape garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
E. Honpukuji temple complex
The Honpukuji temple complex is a Buddhist temple site on Awaji Island in Japan, best known for its iconic Water Temple designed by architect Tadao Ando.
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: Musashi Kokubunji temple ruins
Target entity description: Musashi Kokubunji temple ruins are the archaeological remains of an ancient Nara-period provincial Buddhist temple in Kokubunji, Tokyo, reflecting Japan’s early centralized temple network.

A. Iki Kokubun-ji ruins
The Iki Kokubun-ji ruins are the archaeological remains of an ancient provincial Buddhist temple on Iki Island in Japan, reflecting the island’s historical role in Japan’s early religious and administrative network.
B. Fujiwara-kyō site
Fujiwara-kyō site is an archaeological area in Japan preserving the remains of one of the country’s earliest planned capitals from the late 7th to early 8th century.
C. Daigo-ji
Daigo-ji is a historic Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its association with Shingon Buddhism, ancient pagoda, and UNESCO World Heritage status.
D. Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is a major Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic landscape garden and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
E. Honpukuji temple complex
The Honpukuji temple complex is a Buddhist temple site on Awaji Island in Japan, best known for its iconic Water Temple designed by architect Tadao Ando.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple ruins ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ historic site in Japan ⓘ
administeredBy	City of Kokubunji ⓘ linked to: Kokubunji
architecturalStyle	Nara-period Buddhist temple layout ⓘ
category	Buddhist archaeological site in Japan ⓘ Historic Sites of Tokyo ⓘ linked to: Tokyo Metropolitan Historic Site Nara-period archaeological site ⓘ
coordinateLocation	35.7°N, 139.5°E (approximate) ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
dedicatedTo	protection of the state ⓘ
foundedBy	Emperor Shōmu ⓘ
function	provincial temple (kokubunji) ⓘ
hasPart	foundation stones of Kondō (main hall) ⓘ foundation stones of pagoda ⓘ remains of cloister ⓘ remains of lecture hall ⓘ remains of monks’ quarters ⓘ temple precinct layout ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Site of Japan ⓘ
inception	8th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Kanto region ⓘ linked to: Kanto Kokubunji, Tokyo ⓘ Musashi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Metropolis ⓘ linked to: Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
materialEvidence	building foundations ⓘ ceramics ⓘ roof tiles ⓘ
nearby	present-day Kokubunji Temple ⓘ linked to: Kokubunji
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	network of provincial temples (kokubunji) ⓘ
period	Nara period ⓘ
preservationStatus	protected archaeological park ⓘ
relatedTo	Kokubunji system of provincial temples ⓘ Tōdai-ji ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
significance	evidence of early centralized Buddhist administration in Japan ⓘ
significantEvent	archaeological excavations in the 20th century ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kokubunji → hasLandmark → Musashi Kokubunji temple ruins ⓘ

国分寺市 → hasHistoricSite → 武蔵国分尼寺跡 ⓘ

linked to: Musashi Kokubunji temple ruins

国分寺市 → knownFor → 武蔵国分寺跡 ⓘ