Ninigi-no-Mikoto
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Ninigi-no-Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended to earth and became the divine progenitor of Japan’s imperial line.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T997158 — 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: Ninigi-no-Mikoto Context triple: [Emperor Jimmu, ancestor, Ninigi-no-Mikoto]
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A.
Hachiman
Hachiman is a major Shinto deity revered as the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people, especially warriors.
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B.
Amaterasu
Amaterasu is the Shinto sun goddess and one of the most important deities in Japanese mythology, revered as the divine ancestor of Japan’s imperial line.
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C.
Susanoo
Susanoo is a major Shinto storm and sea deity known for his turbulent nature and legendary battle with the serpent Yamata no Orochi.
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D.
Daijō-daijin
Daijō-daijin was the highest ministerial post in Japan’s ancient imperial government, effectively serving as the head of the Daijō-kan (Great Council of State) under the ritsuryō system.
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E.
Himetatara Isuzuhime
Himetatara Isuzuhime is a legendary figure in Japanese mythology known as the consort of Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan.
- 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: Ninigi-no-Mikoto Target entity description: Ninigi-no-Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended to earth and became the divine progenitor of Japan’s imperial line.
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A.
Hachiman
Hachiman is a major Shinto deity revered as the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people, especially warriors.
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B.
Amaterasu
Amaterasu is the Shinto sun goddess and one of the most important deities in Japanese mythology, revered as the divine ancestor of Japan’s imperial line.
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C.
Susanoo
Susanoo is a major Shinto storm and sea deity known for his turbulent nature and legendary battle with the serpent Yamata no Orochi.
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D.
Daijō-daijin
Daijō-daijin was the highest ministerial post in Japan’s ancient imperial government, effectively serving as the head of the Daijō-kan (Great Council of State) under the ritsuryō system.
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E.
Himetatara Isuzuhime
Himetatara Isuzuhime is a legendary figure in Japanese mythology known as the consort of Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto deity
ⓘ
kami ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Imperial House of Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese imperial line
|
| associatedPlace |
Takachiho
ⓘ
surface form:
Takachiho-gawara
|
| associatedWith |
Heavenly Grand Descent
ⓘ
Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi ⓘ
surface form:
Kusanagi no Tsurugi
Imperial Regalia of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Three Sacred Treasures of Japan
Yasakani no Magatama ⓘ Yata no Kagami ⓘ |
| category | Imperial ancestors ⓘ |
| child |
Hoderi
ⓘ
Hoori ⓘ Hosuseri ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | mediator between heaven and earth ⓘ |
| culture | Japanese mythology ⓘ |
| descendedTo |
Kyushu
ⓘ
Takachiho ⓘ |
| domain | rice cultivation ⓘ |
| epithet |
Ninigi-no-Mikoto
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ame-nigishi-kuni-nigishi-amatsuhiko-hikono-ninigi-no-Mikoto
Ninigi-no-Mikoto self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hikono Ninigi no Mikoto
|
| event | Tenson kōrin ⓘ |
| father | Ame-no-Oshihomimi ⓘ |
| grandchild | Emperor Jimmu ⓘ |
| grandmother | Amaterasu ⓘ |
| grandparent | Amaterasu ⓘ |
| honorific | no Mikoto ⓘ |
| knownFor |
descent from heaven to earth
ⓘ
receiving the Three Sacred Treasures ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| lineage | Imperial House of Japan ⓘ |
| mission |
to establish heavenly rule on earth
ⓘ
to rule over the terrestrial world ⓘ |
| mother |
Himetatara Isuzuhime
ⓘ
surface form:
Takuhatachijihime
|
| mythologySource |
Kojiki
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki ⓘ |
| nameScript | Japanese kanji ⓘ |
| nameType | honorific title ⓘ |
| parent |
Ame-no-Oshihomimi
ⓘ
Himetatara Isuzuhime ⓘ
surface form:
Takuhatachijihime
|
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| role | divine progenitor of the Japanese imperial line ⓘ |
| sentBy | Amaterasu ⓘ |
| spouse | Konohanasakuya-hime ⓘ |
| symbol | rice ears ⓘ |
| worshippedAt |
Kirishima Shrine
ⓘ
Takachiho Shrine ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Ninigi-no-Mikoto Description of subject: Ninigi-no-Mikoto is a central deity in Japanese mythology, known as the grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu who descended to earth and became the divine progenitor of Japan’s imperial line.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
descent of Ninigi-no-Mikoto
this entity surface form:
descent of Ninigi-no-Mikoto to earth
this entity surface form:
Hikono Ninigi no Mikoto
this entity surface form:
Ame-nigishi-kuni-nigishi-amatsuhiko-hikono-ninigi-no-Mikoto
this entity surface form:
myth of Ninigi-no-Mikoto
subject surface form:
Yata no Kagami
this entity surface form:
Ninigi-no-Mikoto (in myth)
this entity surface form:
descent of Ninigi-no-Mikoto
this entity surface form:
descent of Ninigi