Temple 45: Iwayaji
E370493
Temple 45: Iwayaji is a historic Buddhist temple in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, renowned for its dramatic cliffside setting and role as one of the sacred sites on the Shikoku pilgrimage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iwayaji (Temple 45) (note: numbering on route may vary locally; verify) | 1 |
| Temple 45: Iwayaji canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3413518 — 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: Temple 45: Iwayaji Context triple: [Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage, hasPart, Temple 45: Iwayaji]
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A.
Temple 4: Dainichiji
Temple 4: Dainichiji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, known as the fourth stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
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B.
Temple 6: Anrakuji
Temple 6: Anrakuji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, known as the sixth stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage route.
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C.
Temple 43: Meisekiji
Temple 43: Meisekiji is a Buddhist temple in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, known as the 43rd stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage route.
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D.
Temple 24: Hotsumisakiji
Temple 24: Hotsumisakiji is a Buddhist temple in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, known as one of the sacred sites on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage associated with the monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi).
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E.
Temple 3: Konsenji
Temple 3: Konsenji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, known as the third stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage associated with the monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi).
- 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: Temple 45: Iwayaji Target entity description: Temple 45: Iwayaji is a historic Buddhist temple in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, renowned for its dramatic cliffside setting and role as one of the sacred sites on the Shikoku pilgrimage.
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A.
Temple 4: Dainichiji
Temple 4: Dainichiji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, known as the fourth stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage.
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B.
Temple 6: Anrakuji
Temple 6: Anrakuji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, known as the sixth stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage route.
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C.
Temple 43: Meisekiji
Temple 43: Meisekiji is a Buddhist temple in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, known as the 43rd stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage route.
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D.
Temple 24: Hotsumisakiji
Temple 24: Hotsumisakiji is a Buddhist temple in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, known as one of the sacred sites on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage associated with the monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi).
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E.
Temple 3: Konsenji
Temple 3: Konsenji is a Buddhist temple in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, known as the third stop on the historic Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage associated with the monk Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple
ⓘ
Shikoku Pilgrimage temple ⓘ Shingon Buddhist temple ⓘ |
| access | mountain trail ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Japanese temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kūkai ⓘ |
| BuddhistSchool | Shingon Buddhism ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus | esoteric Buddhist practices ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 700 meters ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Kukai
ⓘ
surface form:
Kōbō Daishi
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Iwaya-ji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iwayaji Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | important stop on the Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage route ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
cliffside setting
ⓘ
mountain temple environment ⓘ temple buildings built against rock face ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimageStampOffice | yes ⓘ |
| hasReligiousFunction | place of prayer for safety and enlightenment ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Daishidō
ⓘ
Hondō NERFINISHED ⓘ Niōmon gate ⓘ mountain paths ⓘ stone steps ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic mountain scenery ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important cultural and religious site in Shikoku ⓘ |
| isHistoricSite | yes ⓘ |
| isNumberedTempleOf |
Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage
ⓘ
surface form:
Shikoku Henro route
|
| isSacredSiteOn |
Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage
ⓘ
surface form:
Shikoku pilgrimage
|
| landscapeContext |
forested mountainside
ⓘ
rocky cliffs ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ehime Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kumakōgen, Ehime Prefecture, Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Kumakōgen, Ehime Prefecture
|
| locatedOn |
Shikoku
ⓘ
surface form:
Shikoku Island
|
| mainDeity | Dainichi Nyorai ⓘ |
| mainHallName | Hondō ⓘ |
| partOf | Shikoku 88-temple pilgrimage ⓘ |
| pilgrimageNumber | 45 ⓘ |
| region | Shikoku ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | Ehime Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Shikoku henro pilgrims ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
Buddhist worship
ⓘ
mountain hiking ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: Temple 45: Iwayaji Description of subject: Temple 45: Iwayaji is a historic Buddhist temple in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, renowned for its dramatic cliffside setting and role as one of the sacred sites on the Shikoku pilgrimage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Meisekiji
this entity surface form:
Iwayaji (Temple 45) (note: numbering on route may vary locally; verify)