High Celestial Plain
E159549
The High Celestial Plain is the heavenly realm in Shinto mythology where the gods, including the sun goddess Amaterasu, dwell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| High Celestial Plain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1395243 — 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: High Celestial Plain Context triple: [Amaterasu, residence, High Celestial Plain]
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A.
Celestial Mountains
Celestial Mountains is another name for the Tien Shan, a vast Central Asian mountain range known for its high, glaciated peaks and dramatic alpine landscapes.
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B.
Highland Rim
The Highland Rim is a broad, elevated physiographic region encircling the Nashville Basin in Tennessee and parts of surrounding states, characterized by rolling hills, plateaus, and deeply incised river valleys.
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C.
Iori Plateau
Iori Plateau is a semi-arid upland region in eastern Georgia known for its steppe landscapes, biodiversity, and archaeological sites.
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D.
Padan Plain
The Padan Plain, also known as the Po Valley, is a vast and fertile lowland region in northern Italy that serves as the country’s primary agricultural and industrial heartland.
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E.
Lowlands
The Lowlands are a historically and culturally significant region of southern and eastern Scotland characterized by relatively flat, fertile terrain and dense population compared to the Highlands.
- 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: High Celestial Plain Target entity description: The High Celestial Plain is the heavenly realm in Shinto mythology where the gods, including the sun goddess Amaterasu, dwell.
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A.
Celestial Mountains
Celestial Mountains is another name for the Tien Shan, a vast Central Asian mountain range known for its high, glaciated peaks and dramatic alpine landscapes.
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B.
Highland Rim
The Highland Rim is a broad, elevated physiographic region encircling the Nashville Basin in Tennessee and parts of surrounding states, characterized by rolling hills, plateaus, and deeply incised river valleys.
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C.
Iori Plateau
Iori Plateau is a semi-arid upland region in eastern Georgia known for its steppe landscapes, biodiversity, and archaeological sites.
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D.
Padan Plain
The Padan Plain, also known as the Po Valley, is a vast and fertile lowland region in northern Italy that serves as the country’s primary agricultural and industrial heartland.
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E.
Lowlands
The Lowlands are a historically and culturally significant region of southern and eastern Scotland characterized by relatively flat, fertile terrain and dense population compared to the Highlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinto cosmological realm
ⓘ
heavenly realm ⓘ mythological place ⓘ |
| accessedBy | floating bridge of heaven ⓘ |
| appearsInStory |
descent of Ninigi to earth
ⓘ
myth of Amaterasu’s retreat into the rock cave ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Amaterasu
ⓘ
Imperial House of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial House of Japan (mythic ancestry)
|
| contrastedWith |
Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni
ⓘ
Yomi ⓘ |
| cosmicLocation | above the human world ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
abode of the gods
ⓘ
upper world ⓘ |
| cosmologicalTier | highest of the three main realms in Shinto cosmology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
mythic source of imperial lineage
ⓘ
origin place of many Shinto myths ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Kojiki
ⓘ
Nihon Shoki ⓘ |
| governedBy | Amaterasu ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
order
ⓘ
purity ⓘ |
| inhabitantType | kami ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition |
Shinto
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese mythology
|
| nativeLabel | 高天原 ⓘ |
| notableInhabitant |
Amaterasu
ⓘ
Izanagi ⓘ Izanami ⓘ Susanoo ⓘ Tsukuyomi ⓘ |
| opposedToAspect |
chaos
ⓘ
pollution ⓘ |
| realmOf | kami ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| romanization | Takamagahara ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | age of the gods (kamiyo) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: High Celestial Plain Description of subject: The High Celestial Plain is the heavenly realm in Shinto mythology where the gods, including the sun goddess Amaterasu, dwell.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.