St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo
E125078
St. Mary’s Cathedral in Tokyo is a landmark modernist Catholic church renowned for its striking sculptural concrete and stainless-steel design by architect Kenzo Tange.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo canonical | 2 |
| Cathedral of St. Mary, Tokyo | 1 |
| Tokyo Cathedral | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1087325 — 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: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo Context triple: [Kenzo Tange, notableWork, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo]
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A.
St. John’s Cathedral, Taipei
St. John’s Cathedral, Taipei is an Anglican cathedral in Taiwan’s capital city that serves as the principal church and spiritual center of the Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan.
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B.
St Joseph’s Cathedral
St Joseph’s Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historic landmark located in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
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C.
Holy Name Cathedral
Holy Name Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Chicago, Illinois, serving as the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago and a major landmark of the city’s Near North Side.
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D.
Grace Cathedral
Grace Cathedral is a prominent Episcopal cathedral in San Francisco known for its Gothic Revival architecture, labyrinths, and cultural and interfaith programs.
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E.
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral is a prominent 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Guangzhou, China, renowned for its grand Gothic Revival architecture built entirely of granite.
- 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: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo Target entity description: St. Mary’s Cathedral in Tokyo is a landmark modernist Catholic church renowned for its striking sculptural concrete and stainless-steel design by architect Kenzo Tange.
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A.
St. John’s Cathedral, Taipei
St. John’s Cathedral, Taipei is an Anglican cathedral in Taiwan’s capital city that serves as the principal church and spiritual center of the Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan.
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B.
St Joseph’s Cathedral
St Joseph’s Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and historic landmark located in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
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C.
Holy Name Cathedral
Holy Name Cathedral is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral in Chicago, Illinois, serving as the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago and a major landmark of the city’s Near North Side.
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D.
Grace Cathedral
Grace Cathedral is a prominent Episcopal cathedral in San Francisco known for its Gothic Revival architecture, labyrinths, and cultural and interfaith programs.
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E.
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral is a prominent 19th-century Roman Catholic church in Guangzhou, China, renowned for its grand Gothic Revival architecture built entirely of granite.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic church building
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cathedral ⓘ landmark building ⓘ modernist church ⓘ |
| affiliation | Catholic Church in Japan ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo
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surface form:
Cathedral of St. Mary, Tokyo
St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo Cathedral
|
| architect | Kenzo Tange ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Brutalist-influenced concrete architecture
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Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| buildingType |
cathedral
ⓘ
church ⓘ |
| category |
20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Japan
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Landmarks in Tokyo ⓘ Modernist architecture in Japan ⓘ |
| city | Tokyo ⓘ |
| context | post–World War II reconstruction of Catholic churches in Japan ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| denomination |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| designer | Kenzo Tange ⓘ |
| diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo ⓘ |
| function | seat of the Archbishop of Tokyo ⓘ |
| hasArchitect | Kenzo Tange ⓘ |
| hasDenomination |
Latin Church worldwide
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surface form:
Latin Church
|
| hasFeature |
cross-shaped plan expressed in roof form
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large vertical volume over the nave ⓘ minimalist interior ⓘ prominent bell tower separate from main volume ⓘ towering, folded concrete walls ⓘ |
| heritage | important example of postwar Japanese church architecture ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| liturgicalRite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bunkyo, Tokyo
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Tokyo ⓘ |
| material |
reinforced concrete
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stainless steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Virgin Mary
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surface form:
Mary, mother of Jesus
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| notableFor |
dramatic modernist design
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landmark status in Tokyo ⓘ sculptural concrete form ⓘ stainless-steel-clad roof ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
|
| roofMaterial | stainless steel ⓘ |
| status | cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Tokyo ⓘ |
| use |
place of worship
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site for Catholic liturgies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo Description of subject: St. Mary’s Cathedral in Tokyo is a landmark modernist Catholic church renowned for its striking sculptural concrete and stainless-steel design by architect Kenzo Tange.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tokyo Cathedral
this entity surface form:
Cathedral of St. Mary, Tokyo