Yonezawa Castle ruins
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The Yonezawa Castle ruins are the remains of a historic Japanese castle site in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, now a park-like area known for its moats, stone walls, and seasonal cherry blossoms.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yonezawa Castle ruins canonical | 2 |
| Yonezawa Castle site | 1 |
| castle ruins of Yonezawa Castle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2347107 — 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: Yonezawa Castle ruins Context triple: [Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan, knownFor, Yonezawa Castle ruins]
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Takeda Castle Ruins
Takeda Castle Ruins is a historic Japanese mountaintop fortress site famed for its dramatic “castle in the sky” appearance above the surrounding clouds.
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B.
Sendai Castle ruins
The Sendai Castle ruins are the remains of a historic hilltop fortress built by feudal lord Date Masamune, now a popular scenic and cultural site overlooking the city of Sendai in Japan.
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C.
Kanazawa Castle
Kanazawa Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in present-day Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, long associated with the powerful Maeda clan and noted for its extensive grounds and reconstructed structures.
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D.
Nakijin Castle
Nakijin Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) in northern Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its massive stone walls and as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
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E.
Wakayama Castle
Wakayama Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop fortress in the city of Wakayama, known for its reconstructed keep, surrounding park, and role as a former stronghold of the Tokugawa clan.
- 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: Yonezawa Castle ruins Target entity description: The Yonezawa Castle ruins are the remains of a historic Japanese castle site in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, now a park-like area known for its moats, stone walls, and seasonal cherry blossoms.
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A.
Takeda Castle Ruins
Takeda Castle Ruins is a historic Japanese mountaintop fortress site famed for its dramatic “castle in the sky” appearance above the surrounding clouds.
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B.
Sendai Castle ruins
The Sendai Castle ruins are the remains of a historic hilltop fortress built by feudal lord Date Masamune, now a popular scenic and cultural site overlooking the city of Sendai in Japan.
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C.
Kanazawa Castle
Kanazawa Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in present-day Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, long associated with the powerful Maeda clan and noted for its extensive grounds and reconstructed structures.
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D.
Nakijin Castle
Nakijin Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) in northern Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its massive stone walls and as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu.”
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E.
Wakayama Castle
Wakayama Castle is a historic Japanese hilltop fortress in the city of Wakayama, known for its reconstructed keep, surrounding park, and role as a former stronghold of the Tokugawa clan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle ruins
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historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Japanese castle architecture ⓘ |
| cityParkStatus | park-like area ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical sightseeing spot
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public park ⓘ recreational area ⓘ |
| hasPart |
castle grounds
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cherry trees ⓘ earthen ramparts ⓘ moats ⓘ park area ⓘ stone walls ⓘ |
| hasView | cherry blossoms reflected in moats ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic Japanese castle site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
scenic moats
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seasonal cherry blossoms ⓘ stone walls ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tohoku
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surface form:
Tohoku region
Yamagata Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Yonezawa ⓘ |
| originalFunction | Japanese castle ⓘ |
| region | northern Japan ⓘ |
| seasonalAttraction | spring cherry blossoms ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | water-filled moats ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cherry blossom viewing spot
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cultural tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yonezawa Castle ruins Description of subject: The Yonezawa Castle ruins are the remains of a historic Japanese castle site in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, now a park-like area known for its moats, stone walls, and seasonal cherry blossoms.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yonezawa Castle site
this entity surface form:
castle ruins of Yonezawa Castle