Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

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The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is a landmark institution in Hiroshima, Japan that documents the atomic bombing and promotes a global message of peace and nuclear disarmament.

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Label	Occurrences
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum canonical	13

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1087322 — 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: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Context triple: [Kenzo Tange, notableWork, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum]

A. Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is a memorial and educational institution in Nagasaki, Japan, documenting the 1945 atomic bombing and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.
B. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is a memorial area in Hiroshima, Japan, dedicated to commemorating the victims of the atomic bombing and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.
C. Nagasaki Peace Park
Nagasaki Peace Park is a memorial park in Nagasaki, Japan, dedicated to promoting peace and commemorating the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing.
D. Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing
The Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing is a memorial marking the exact ground zero of the 1945 atomic blast in Nagasaki, honoring the victims and symbolizing a commitment to peace.
E. Mingei International Museum
Mingei International Museum is a San Diego museum dedicated to folk art, craft, and design from cultures around the world.
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: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Target entity description: The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is a landmark institution in Hiroshima, Japan that documents the atomic bombing and promotes a global message of peace and nuclear disarmament.

A. Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
The Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum is a memorial and educational institution in Nagasaki, Japan, documenting the 1945 atomic bombing and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.
B. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park is a memorial area in Hiroshima, Japan, dedicated to commemorating the victims of the atomic bombing and promoting peace and nuclear disarmament.
C. Nagasaki Peace Park
Nagasaki Peace Park is a memorial park in Nagasaki, Japan, dedicated to promoting peace and commemorating the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing.
D. Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing
The Monument at the Hypocenter of the Atomic Bombing is a memorial marking the exact ground zero of the 1945 atomic blast in Nagasaki, honoring the victims and symbolizing a commitment to peace.
E. Mingei International Museum
Mingei International Museum is a San Diego museum dedicated to folk art, craft, and design from cultures around the world.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	history museum ⓘ memorial museum ⓘ peace museum ⓘ
city	Hiroshima ⓘ
commemorates	atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 1945-08-06 ⓘ
coordinates	34.3914°N 132.4519°E ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
dedicatedTo	nuclear disarmament ⓘ peace ⓘ victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima ⓘ
exhibits	artifacts from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima ⓘ documents related to nuclear weapons ⓘ models showing blast and heat effects ⓘ photographs of the atomic bombing ⓘ testimonies of hibakusha ⓘ
foundedAfterEvent	atomic bombing of Hiroshima ⓘ
hasPart	East Building ⓘ Main Building ⓘ
heritageContext	part of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park ensemble ⓘ
inception	1955 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Asia ⓘ Chūgoku region ⓘ Hiroshima ⓘ Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park ⓘ Hiroshima Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Honshu ⓘ
mission	to convey the reality of the damage caused by the atomic bombing ⓘ to promote the abolition of nuclear weapons ⓘ to promote world peace ⓘ
nearbyFeature	Genbaku Dome ⓘ surface form: Atomic Bomb Dome Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims ⓘ Children’s Peace Monument ⓘ
openingDate	1955-08-24 ⓘ
operator	Hiroshima ⓘ surface form: City of Hiroshima
owner	Hiroshima ⓘ surface form: City of Hiroshima
significance	key institution in global peace studies ⓘ major site of dark tourism ⓘ symbol of the movement for nuclear disarmament ⓘ
subjectOf	peace education programs ⓘ school field trips ⓘ
theme	effects of atomic bombing ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ peace education ⓘ
visitorCount	over one million visitors per year ⓘ
website	https://hpmmuseum.jp ⓘ

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Kenzo Tange → notableWork → Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum ⓘ

Kenzo Tange → designed → Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum ⓘ

Hiroshima → hasMemorial → Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum ⓘ

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park → hasPart → Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum ⓘ

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Day → associatedWith → Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum ⓘ

Tange → notableWork → Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum ⓘ

subject surface form: Kenzo Tange

Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall → near → Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum ⓘ

Motoyasu River delta → contains → Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum ⓘ

Motoyasu River delta → hasViewOf → Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum ⓘ

Monument in Memory of the Korean Victims of the A-bomb → locatedNear → Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum ⓘ

Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims → locatedNear → Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum ⓘ

Motoyasu River → locatedNear → Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum ⓘ

Hon River → adjacentTo → Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum ⓘ

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