Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
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The Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara are a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising temples, shrines, and archaeological remains that reflect Nara’s role as Japan’s first permanent capital and a major center of Buddhist culture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara canonical | 10 |
| Great Buddha project at Nara | 1 |
| Nara Buddhist temple network | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T855774 — 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: Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Context triple: [Nara, hasHeritageSite, Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara]
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Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
The Sakai Mozu Kofun Group is a cluster of massive ancient burial mounds, including some of the world’s largest keyhole-shaped tombs, dating from Japan’s Kofun period and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Heian Shrine
Heian Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its striking vermilion buildings, expansive gardens, and role as a partial replica of the ancient Heian Palace.
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Atsuta Shrine
Atsuta Shrine is one of Japan’s most important Shinto shrines, renowned for enshrining the sacred sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and attracting millions of pilgrims and visitors annually.
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Naminoue Shrine
Naminoue Shrine is a prominent Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa, revered as a guardian of seafarers and known for its dramatic cliffside location overlooking the sea.
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Kyoto Imperial Palace
Kyoto Imperial Palace is the historic former seat of Japan’s emperors in Kyoto, renowned for its traditional architecture and role as the center of imperial court life before the capital moved to Tokyo.
- 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: Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Target entity description: The Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara are a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising temples, shrines, and archaeological remains that reflect Nara’s role as Japan’s first permanent capital and a major center of Buddhist culture.
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A.
Sakai Mozu Kofun Group
The Sakai Mozu Kofun Group is a cluster of massive ancient burial mounds, including some of the world’s largest keyhole-shaped tombs, dating from Japan’s Kofun period and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Heian Shrine
Heian Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its striking vermilion buildings, expansive gardens, and role as a partial replica of the ancient Heian Palace.
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C.
Atsuta Shrine
Atsuta Shrine is one of Japan’s most important Shinto shrines, renowned for enshrining the sacred sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi and attracting millions of pilgrims and visitors annually.
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D.
Naminoue Shrine
Naminoue Shrine is a prominent Shinto shrine in Naha, Okinawa, revered as a guardian of seafarers and known for its dramatic cliffside location overlooking the sea.
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E.
Kyoto Imperial Palace
Kyoto Imperial Palace is the historic former seat of Japan’s emperors in Kyoto, renowned for its traditional architecture and role as the center of imperial court life before the capital moved to Tokyo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| associatedReligion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| associatedWithHistoricalFunction |
cultural and artistic center of early Japan
ⓘ
political center of Japan in the 8th century ⓘ religious center of Japanese Buddhism ⓘ |
| containsArchaeologicalRemains |
Heijō Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
remains of Heijō Palace
|
| containsComponent |
Gangō-ji
ⓘ
Heijō Palace ⓘ
surface form:
Heijō Palace Site
Kasuga Taisha ⓘ Kasugayama Primeval Forest ⓘ Kōfuku-ji ⓘ Tōdai-ji ⓘ Tōshōdai-ji ⓘ Yakushi-ji ⓘ |
| containsMajorStructure |
Kōfuku-ji
ⓘ
surface form:
Five-storied pagoda of Kōfuku-ji
Tōdai-ji ⓘ
surface form:
Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji
Tōshōdai-ji ⓘ
surface form:
Lecture Hall of Tōshōdai-ji
Kasuga Taisha ⓘ
surface form:
Main sanctuary of Kasuga Taisha
|
| containsNaturalElement | Kasugayama Primeval Forest ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| endOfNaraPeriod | 784 ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus |
designated as Historic Sites of Japan
ⓘ
includes Important Cultural Properties of Japan ⓘ includes National Treasures of Japan ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nara
ⓘ
surface form:
Nara City
Nara Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Government of Japan ⓘ |
| managedInCooperationWith |
Nara City authorities
ⓘ
Nara Prefectural authorities ⓘ |
| numberOfComponentSites | 8 ⓘ |
| periodRepresented | Nara period ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang’an-Tianshan Corridor (through cultural exchanges)
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| representsFormerCapital |
Heijō Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Heijō-kyō
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| significance |
illustrates the development of Japanese Buddhist architecture
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reflects the adoption of Chinese capital city planning in Japan ⓘ testifies to Nara’s role as Japan’s first permanent capital ⓘ |
| startOfNaraPeriod | 710 ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major tourist destination in Nara ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 870 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion | Asia-Pacific ⓘ |
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Subject: Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara Description of subject: The Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara are a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising temples, shrines, and archaeological remains that reflect Nara’s role as Japan’s first permanent capital and a major center of Buddhist culture.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nara Buddhist temple network
this entity surface form:
Great Buddha project at Nara