Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho
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Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho was a former Japanese Army clothing depot in Tokyo that became infamous as the site of a devastating firestorm and fire whirl during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5985106 — 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: Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho Context triple: [Great Tokyo fire whirl at Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho, location, Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho]
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A.
Kōten Kōkyūjo
Kōten Kōkyūjo was the original scholarly institute that evolved into Kokugakuin University, focusing on the study of classical Japanese texts and Shinto.
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B.
Soumu-sho
Soumu-sho is Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, responsible for overseeing local administration, elections, telecommunications, and postal services.
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C.
Bunkachō
Bunkachō is Japan’s national government agency responsible for promoting, preserving, and administering the country’s cultural affairs and heritage.
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D.
Meirokusha
Meirokusha was an influential Meiji-era Japanese intellectual society and journal circle that promoted Western learning, modernization, and political and social reform.
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E.
Nihon Minshutō
Nihon Minshutō was a conservative political party in Japan that existed in the mid-1950s and played a key role in the formation of the modern Liberal Democratic Party.
- 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: Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho Target entity description: Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho was a former Japanese Army clothing depot in Tokyo that became infamous as the site of a devastating firestorm and fire whirl during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
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A.
Kōten Kōkyūjo
Kōten Kōkyūjo was the original scholarly institute that evolved into Kokugakuin University, focusing on the study of classical Japanese texts and Shinto.
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B.
Soumu-sho
Soumu-sho is Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, responsible for overseeing local administration, elections, telecommunications, and postal services.
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C.
Bunkachō
Bunkachō is Japan’s national government agency responsible for promoting, preserving, and administering the country’s cultural affairs and heritage.
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D.
Meirokusha
Meirokusha was an influential Meiji-era Japanese intellectual society and journal circle that promoted Western learning, modernization, and political and social reform.
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E.
Nihon Minshutō
Nihon Minshutō was a conservative political party in Japan that existed in the mid-1950s and played a key role in the formation of the modern Liberal Democratic Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese Army depot
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military facility ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Kantō earthquake casualties
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Tokyo fire disasters ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| disasterType |
fire whirl
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firestorm ⓘ urban fire ⓘ |
| eventDate | 1923-09-01 ⓘ |
| eventOccurred | Great Kantō earthquake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | clothing depot ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Taishō period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honjo ward, Tokyo
NERFINISHED
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Tokyo ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Army Honjo Clothing Depot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
devastating fire during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake
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fire whirl during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake ⓘ firestorm during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Honjo district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | former facility ⓘ |
| usedFor |
storage of military equipment
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storage of military uniforms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho Description of subject: Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho was a former Japanese Army clothing depot in Tokyo that became infamous as the site of a devastating firestorm and fire whirl during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.