Hozomon gate
E234493
Hozomon gate is the imposing inner entrance gate of Tokyo’s historic Senso-ji Temple, known for its massive lanterns and guardian statues.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hozomon Gate | 1 |
| Hozomon gate canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2104883 — 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: Hozomon gate Context triple: [Senso-ji, hasStructure, Hozomon gate]
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A.
Sakurada Gate
Sakurada Gate is a historic fortified entrance to the Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds, known for its role in Japan’s Edo-period defenses and as the site of notable historical events.
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B.
Shureimon Gate
Shureimon Gate is a historic Ryukyuan-style ceremonial gate in Naha, Okinawa, renowned as one of Japan’s most iconic cultural symbols and an entrance to Shuri Castle.
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C.
Seishomon Gate
Seishomon Gate is a historic entrance of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, known for its traditional Japanese architectural style and role in the former imperial residence complex.
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D.
Otemon Gate
Otemon Gate is a historic main entrance to the Tokyo Imperial Palace, notable for its traditional Japanese castle-style architecture and role in Japan’s imperial and feudal history.
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E.
Iljumun Gate
Iljumun Gate is the traditional first gate of Korean Buddhist temples, symbolizing the entrance from the secular world into the sacred precincts.
- 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: Hozomon gate Target entity description: Hozomon gate is the imposing inner entrance gate of Tokyo’s historic Senso-ji Temple, known for its massive lanterns and guardian statues.
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A.
Sakurada Gate
Sakurada Gate is a historic fortified entrance to the Tokyo Imperial Palace grounds, known for its role in Japan’s Edo-period defenses and as the site of notable historical events.
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B.
Shureimon Gate
Shureimon Gate is a historic Ryukyuan-style ceremonial gate in Naha, Okinawa, renowned as one of Japan’s most iconic cultural symbols and an entrance to Shuri Castle.
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C.
Seishomon Gate
Seishomon Gate is a historic entrance of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, known for its traditional Japanese architectural style and role in the former imperial residence complex.
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D.
Otemon Gate
Otemon Gate is a historic main entrance to the Tokyo Imperial Palace, notable for its traditional Japanese castle-style architecture and role in Japan’s imperial and feudal history.
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E.
Iljumun Gate
Iljumun Gate is the traditional first gate of Korean Buddhist temples, symbolizing the entrance from the secular world into the sacred precincts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple gate
ⓘ
cultural heritage structure ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Japanese Buddhist temple architecture ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Kannon ⓘ |
| follows | Kaminarimon Gate ⓘ |
| function | entrance to the inner precincts of Senso-ji ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public ⓘ |
| hasColor | red ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImportance | important symbol of Asakusa district ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Nio guardian statues
ⓘ
guardian statues ⓘ massive red lantern ⓘ two large hanging lanterns ⓘ |
| hasGuardianType | Nio (benevolent kings) ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName |
Niōmon gate
ⓘ
surface form:
宝蔵門
|
| hasLanternType | chochin lantern ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| hasRole |
inner entrance gate
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main inner gate of Senso-ji ⓘ |
| hasStoreyCount | two-storey gate ⓘ |
| innerGateOf | Senso-ji Temple ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Tokyo tourism ⓘ |
| isMaintainedBy | Senso-ji Temple administration ⓘ |
| isNear |
Nakamise-dori shopping street
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surface form:
Nakamise shopping street
|
| isOnApproachTo |
Senso-ji Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Senso-ji Main Hall
|
| isPartOfPilgrimageRoute | yes ⓘ |
| isPopularPhotoSpot | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asakusa
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Senso-ji Temple ⓘ Taitō ⓘ
surface form:
Taito, Tokyo
Tokyo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Senso-ji Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Senso-ji Temple complex
|
| precedes |
Senso-ji Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Senso-ji Main Hall
|
| romanization | Hōzōmon ⓘ |
| significance | symbolic landmark of Senso-ji ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| translation | Treasure-House Gate ⓘ |
| usedFor |
religious processions
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tourist sightseeing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: Hozomon gate Description of subject: Hozomon gate is the imposing inner entrance gate of Tokyo’s historic Senso-ji Temple, known for its massive lanterns and guardian statues.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Senso-ji
this entity surface form:
Hozomon Gate