Yasakani no Magatama

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Imperial Regalia of Japan Shinto sacred object magatama jewel

Yasakani no Magatama is one of the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan, a revered curved jewel symbolizing benevolence and imperial authority in Shinto tradition.

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Label	Occurrences
Yasakani no Magatama canonical	5
Sacred Jewel Yasakani no Magatama	1
Yasakani no Magatama (sacred jewel)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5860667 — 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: Yasakani no Magatama
Context triple: [Ninigi-no-Mikoto, associatedWith, Yasakani no Magatama]

A. Yata no Kagami
Yata no Kagami is the legendary eight-sided sacred mirror of Shinto, revered as one of Japan’s Three Imperial Regalia and symbolizing wisdom and truth.
B. Ōkagami
Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
C. Kaga Hyakumangoku
Kaga Hyakumangoku refers to the historical wealth and prosperity of Japan’s Kaga Domain, famed for its rich culture, powerful feudal lords, and flourishing arts and crafts.
D. Tama no Higashi no Misasagi
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the final resting place of Empress Kōjun, consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
E. Itsuse no Mikoto
Itsuse no Mikoto is a legendary Japanese prince from the imperial mythological lineage, known as an elder brother of Emperor Jimmu in the early chronicles Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.
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: Yasakani no Magatama
Target entity description: Yasakani no Magatama is one of the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan, a revered curved jewel symbolizing benevolence and imperial authority in Shinto tradition.

A. Yata no Kagami
Yata no Kagami is the legendary eight-sided sacred mirror of Shinto, revered as one of Japan’s Three Imperial Regalia and symbolizing wisdom and truth.
B. Ōkagami
Ōkagami is a Japanese historical tale (rekishi monogatari) that offers a semi-fictionalized chronicle of court politics and aristocratic life surrounding the Fujiwara clan during the Heian period.
C. Kaga Hyakumangoku
Kaga Hyakumangoku refers to the historical wealth and prosperity of Japan’s Kaga Domain, famed for its rich culture, powerful feudal lords, and flourishing arts and crafts.
D. Tama no Higashi no Misasagi
Tama no Higashi no Misasagi is an imperial mausoleum in Japan that serves as the final resting place of Empress Kōjun, consort of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
E. Itsuse no Mikoto
Itsuse no Mikoto is a legendary Japanese prince from the imperial mythological lineage, known as an elder brother of Emperor Jimmu in the early chronicles Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Regalia of Japan ⓘ Shinto sacred object ⓘ magatama jewel ⓘ
associatedConcept	moral virtue ⓘ peaceful rule ⓘ
associatedDeity	Amaterasu NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese imperial family NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese mythology ⓘ Shinto rituals ⓘ
belongsToTradition	Japanese imperial cult NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Japanese national symbol ⓘ ceremonial object ⓘ religious relic ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalSignificance	emblem of Japanese sovereignty ⓘ one of the Three Sacred Treasures ⓘ
eraOfOrigin	Kofun period NERFINISHED ⓘ Yayoi period NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	imperial enthronement regalia ⓘ symbol of imperial succession ⓘ
hasColor	dark ⓘ green ⓘ
hasNameMeaning	“eight-saka curved jewel” ⓘ
hasShape	curved jewel ⓘ
hasType	curved comma-shaped bead ⓘ
keptBy	Imperial Household of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfName	Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Japan ⓘ
material	jade ⓘ stone ⓘ
mythologicalRole	gift from the gods to the imperial line ⓘ
partOf	Imperial Regalia of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Sacred Treasures of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedArtifactType	magatama ⓘ
religion	Shinto ⓘ
sacredness	highly revered in Shinto ⓘ
sacredStatus	national treasure in religious sense ⓘ
status	core symbol of Japanese monarchy ⓘ
symbolizes	benevolence ⓘ imperial authority ⓘ legitimacy of the Emperor of Japan ⓘ virtue ⓘ
togetherWith	Kusanagi no Tsurugi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yata no Kagami NERFINISHED ⓘ
tradition	Shinto tradition ⓘ
usedBy	Japanese emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	enthronement ceremonies of the Emperor of Japan ⓘ
visibility	not publicly displayed ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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

Ninigi-no-Mikoto → associatedWith → Yasakani no Magatama ⓘ

Sanshu no Jingi → hasPart → Yasakani no Magatama ⓘ

Imperial succession → involves → Yasakani no Magatama ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sacred Jewel Yasakani no Magatama

Yasakani-no-Magatama → alsoKnownAs → Yasakani no Magatama ⓘ

mirror Yata no Kagami → togetherWith → Yasakani no Magatama ⓘ

subject surface form: Yata no Kagami

Yata no Kagami → relatedRegalia → Yasakani no Magatama ⓘ

Sacred Mirror → relatedRegalia → Yasakani no Magatama ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yasakani no Magatama (sacred jewel)

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Referenced by (7)

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