Kumano Sanzan
E133735
Kumano Sanzan is a sacred trio of ancient Shinto-Buddhist shrines in Japan’s Kii Mountains, renowned as a major pilgrimage center and part of the UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo routes.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kumano Sanzan canonical | 9 |
| Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes | 3 |
| Kumano Kodo | 2 |
| Kumano Kodo Iseji route | 2 |
| Kumano Sanzan sacred sites | 2 |
| Kumano Sanzan shrines | 1 |
| Three Grand Kumano Shrines | 1 |
| Three Kumano Shrines | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1153923 — 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: Kumano Sanzan Context triple: [Wakayama Prefecture, contains, Kumano Sanzan]
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A.
Kumano
Kumano was a Mogami-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served during World War II.
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B.
Takachiho
Takachiho is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, famed in mythology as a sacred site of the Japanese creation legends and early imperial origins.
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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.
Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, revered as one of the city's oldest religious sites and a symbol of local cultural heritage.
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E.
Yasaka Shrine
Yasaka Shrine is a famous Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture and as the central site of the Gion Matsuri festival.
- 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: Kumano Sanzan Target entity description: Kumano Sanzan is a sacred trio of ancient Shinto-Buddhist shrines in Japan’s Kii Mountains, renowned as a major pilgrimage center and part of the UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo routes.
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A.
Kumano
Kumano was a Mogami-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served during World War II.
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B.
Takachiho
Takachiho is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, famed in mythology as a sacred site of the Japanese creation legends and early imperial origins.
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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.
Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, revered as one of the city's oldest religious sites and a symbol of local cultural heritage.
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E.
Yasaka Shrine
Yasaka Shrine is a famous Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its historic architecture and as the central site of the Gion Matsuri festival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pilgrimage destination
ⓘ
religious complex ⓘ sacred site complex ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Amitābha Buddha
ⓘ
surface form:
Amida Buddha
Kannon ⓘ Kumano Gongen ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kumano faith
ⓘ
Shugendō ⓘ
surface form:
Shugendo
mountain worship ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Pure Land Buddhism
ⓘ
rebirth and salvation ⓘ |
| connectedBy | network of pilgrimage trails ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalDesignation |
Historic pilgrimage center
ⓘ
Important religious center ⓘ |
| governingBody |
shrine authorities of Kumano Hayatama Taisha
ⓘ
shrine authorities of Kumano Hongu Taisha ⓘ Kumano Nachi Taisha ⓘ
surface form:
shrine authorities of Kumano Nachi Taisha
|
| hasCulturalInfluenceOn |
Japanese literature
ⓘ
Japanese pilgrimage culture ⓘ Japanese religious practice ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kumano Hayatama Taisha
ⓘ
Kumano Hongu Taisha ⓘ Kumano Nachi Taisha ⓘ |
| hasView |
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Ocean (from Nachi area)
|
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ancient pilgrimage routes
ⓘ
sacred natural landscapes ⓘ syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kii Mountains
ⓘ
Kii Peninsula ⓘ Wakayama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
Kumano Sanzan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Three Kumano Shrines
|
| partOf |
Japanese cultural heritage
ⓘ
Kumano Sanzan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kumano Kodo
Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
Heian period
ⓘ
feudal Japan ⓘ
surface form:
medieval Japan
|
| pilgrimageRouteType | Kumano Kodo ⓘ |
| region | Kansai region ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Shinto ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
eco-tourism ⓘ religious tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2004 ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
aristocrats
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commoners ⓘ imperial pilgrims ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kumano Sanzan Description of subject: Kumano Sanzan is a sacred trio of ancient Shinto-Buddhist shrines in Japan’s Kii Mountains, renowned as a major pilgrimage center and part of the UNESCO-listed Kumano Kodo routes.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
this entity surface form:
Kumano Kodo Iseji route
this entity surface form:
Kumano Kodo Iseji route
subject surface form:
Kii Peninsula
subject surface form:
Kii Peninsula
this entity surface form:
Kumano Kodo
this entity surface form:
Kumano Kodo pilgrimage routes
this entity surface form:
Kumano Kodo
this entity surface form:
Three Kumano Shrines
this entity surface form:
Kumano Sanzan sacred sites
this entity surface form:
Kumano Sanzan shrines
this entity surface form:
Three Grand Kumano Shrines
this entity surface form:
Kumano Sanzan sacred sites