Osaka Tenmangū

E205460

Shinto shrine Tenman-gū shrine

Osaka Tenmangū is a major Shinto shrine in Osaka dedicated to the deity of scholarship and learning, renowned for its Tenjin Matsuri festival, one of Japan’s most famous summer festivals.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine	2
Osaka Tenman-gū	1
Osaka Tenmangū canonical	1
Ōsaka Tenmangū	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1577085 — 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: Osaka Tenmangū
Context triple: [Tenjin, hasMajorShrine, Osaka Tenmangū]

A. Dazaifu Tenmangū
Dazaifu Tenmangū is a major Shinto shrine in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to the deified scholar and politician Sugawara no Michizane, revered as Tenjin, the god of learning.
B. Kitano Tenmangū
Kitano Tenmangū is a major Shinto shrine in Kyoto dedicated to the deified scholar Sugawara no Michizane, revered as Tenjin, the kami of learning and scholarship.
C. 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.
D. Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga Taisha is an ancient Shinto shrine in Nara, Japan, renowned for its thousands of stone and bronze lanterns and its deep historical and cultural significance.
E. Kitano Tenman Shrine
Kitano Tenman Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, dedicated to the deity of scholarship and learning and known for its historic atmosphere and seasonal plum blossoms.
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: Osaka Tenmangū
Target entity description: Osaka Tenmangū is a major Shinto shrine in Osaka dedicated to the deity of scholarship and learning, renowned for its Tenjin Matsuri festival, one of Japan’s most famous summer festivals.

A. Dazaifu Tenmangū
Dazaifu Tenmangū is a major Shinto shrine in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, dedicated to the deified scholar and politician Sugawara no Michizane, revered as Tenjin, the god of learning.
B. Kitano Tenmangū
Kitano Tenmangū is a major Shinto shrine in Kyoto dedicated to the deified scholar Sugawara no Michizane, revered as Tenjin, the kami of learning and scholarship.
C. 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.
D. Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga Taisha is an ancient Shinto shrine in Nara, Japan, renowned for its thousands of stone and bronze lanterns and its deep historical and cultural significance.
E. Kitano Tenman Shrine
Kitano Tenman Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, dedicated to the deity of scholarship and learning and known for its historic atmosphere and seasonal plum blossoms.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Shinto shrine ⓘ Tenman-gū shrine ⓘ
associatedWith	education ⓘ scholarship ⓘ students praying for exam success ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Sugawara no Michizane ⓘ Tenjin ⓘ
famousFor	Tenjin Matsuri ⓘ boat procession on Okawa River ⓘ fireworks display ⓘ summer festival ⓘ
festivalHeld	Tenjin Matsuri ⓘ
foundedInPeriod	Heian period ⓘ
hasAccess	near Osaka Tenmangū Station ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Osaka Tenmangū ⓘ surface form: Osaka Tenman-gū Osaka Tenmangū ⓘ surface form: Ōsaka Tenmangū
hasCityRole	major shrine of Osaka ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	important Tenjin worship center in Osaka ⓘ one of Japan’s most famous summer festivals site ⓘ
hasDeityRole	deity of learning ⓘ deity of scholarship ⓘ
hasEventType	fireworks festival ⓘ land procession ⓘ river procession ⓘ
hasFeature	main hall (honden) ⓘ stone lanterns ⓘ torii gate ⓘ worship hall (haiden) ⓘ
hasFestivalType	matsuri ⓘ
hasGuardianRole	protector of scholars ⓘ protector of students ⓘ
hasPatronDeityType	kami of learning ⓘ
hasPrimaryKami	Sugawara no Michizane ⓘ
hasStructureType	shrine complex ⓘ
isReligiousSite	true ⓘ
isTouristAttraction	true ⓘ
locatedIn	Kita-ku, Osaka ⓘ Osaka ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Kansai region ⓘ
mainFestivalDate	24 July ⓘ 25 July ⓘ
nearTransport	Minami-morimachi Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Osaka Tenmangū Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Shinto ⓘ
worshipTradition	Tenjin worship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tenjin → hasMajorShrine → Osaka Tenmangū ⓘ

Tenjin Matsuri → mainVenue → Osaka Tenmangū ⓘ

this entity surface form: Osaka Tenmangu Shrine

Osaka Tenmangū → hasAlternativeName → Osaka Tenmangū ⓘ

this entity surface form: Osaka Tenman-gū

Osaka Tenmangū → hasAlternativeName → Osaka Tenmangū ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ōsaka Tenmangū

Tenjinbashi-suji shopping street area → nearbyAttraction → Osaka Tenmangū ⓘ