Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture
E104224
Zentsuji in Kagawa Prefecture is a historic city on Japan’s Shikoku island, best known as the birthplace of the Buddhist monk Kūkai and home to the prominent Zentsū-ji Temple.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture canonical | 1 |
| Zentsūji, Kagawa Prefecture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T884543 — 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: Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture Context triple: [Japanese 11th Division, garrison, Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture]
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A.
Osugi, Shikoku, Japan
Osugi in Shikoku, Japan is a small rural locality best known as the birthplace of World War II-era Imperial Japanese Army general Tomoyuki Yamashita.
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B.
Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Katsuragi is a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan, known for its historical and cultural significance in the Kansai region.
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C.
Dogenzaka
Dogenzaka is a lively entertainment and shopping district in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its nightlife, restaurants, and proximity to the famous Shibuya Crossing.
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D.
Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Kashiwara is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and historical area within the Kansai region.
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E.
Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture in central Japan known for encompassing Lake Biwa, the country’s largest freshwater lake, and for its historical towns and proximity to Kyoto in the Kansai region.
- 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: Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture Target entity description: Zentsuji in Kagawa Prefecture is a historic city on Japan’s Shikoku island, best known as the birthplace of the Buddhist monk Kūkai and home to the prominent Zentsū-ji Temple.
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A.
Osugi, Shikoku, Japan
Osugi in Shikoku, Japan is a small rural locality best known as the birthplace of World War II-era Imperial Japanese Army general Tomoyuki Yamashita.
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B.
Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Katsuragi is a city in Nara Prefecture, Japan, known for its historical and cultural significance in the Kansai region.
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C.
Dogenzaka
Dogenzaka is a lively entertainment and shopping district in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its nightlife, restaurants, and proximity to the famous Shibuya Crossing.
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D.
Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Kashiwara is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and historical area within the Kansai region.
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E.
Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture in central Japan known for encompassing Lake Biwa, the country’s largest freshwater lake, and for its historical towns and proximity to Kyoto in the Kansai region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kūkai ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Kagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAttraction | Zentsū-ji Temple ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage | sites related to Kūkai ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 善通寺市 ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfWorship | Zentsū-ji Temple ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Zentsū-ji Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Zentsū-ji
|
| heritage | birthplace of the founder of Shingon Buddhism ⓘ |
| isBirthplaceOf | Kūkai ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Zentsū-ji Temple
ⓘ
birthplace of Kūkai ⓘ historic Buddhist heritage ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kagawa Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanuki Plain ⓘ Shikoku ⓘ
surface form:
Shikoku Island
Shikoku ⓘ
surface form:
Shikoku, Japan
northern Kagawa Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Shikoku
ⓘ
surface form:
Shikoku region
|
| locatedOnIsland | Shikoku ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japan
ⓘ
Kagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | associated with Shingon Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousSite | Zentsū-ji Temple ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| tourismType |
historical tourism
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
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: Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture Description of subject: Zentsuji in Kagawa Prefecture is a historic city on Japan’s Shikoku island, best known as the birthplace of the Buddhist monk Kūkai and home to the prominent Zentsū-ji Temple.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zentsūji, Kagawa Prefecture