To-ji

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Buddhist temple Historic site Shingon Buddhist temple UNESCO World Heritage Site

To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Tō-ji	6
To-ji canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T435941 — 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: To-ji
Context triple: [Kyoto, contains, To-ji]

A. Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple is Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, renowned for its iconic Kaminarimon gate and bustling Nakamise shopping street.
B. Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is a famous historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its large wooden stage that offers panoramic views of the city and surrounding hills.
C. Dogenzaka
Dogenzaka is a lively entertainment and shopping district in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its nightlife, restaurants, and proximity to the famous Shibuya Crossing.
D. Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, revered as one of the city's oldest religious sites and a symbol of local cultural heritage.
E. Ryoan-ji
Ryoan-ji is a renowned Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famous for its minimalist rock garden that exemplifies Japanese dry landscape design.
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: To-ji
Target entity description: To-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famed for its five-story pagoda—the tallest wooden tower in the country—and its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A. Senso-ji Temple
Senso-ji Temple is Tokyo’s oldest and most famous Buddhist temple, renowned for its iconic Kaminarimon gate and bustling Nakamise shopping street.
B. Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is a famous historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, renowned for its large wooden stage that offers panoramic views of the city and surrounding hills.
C. Dogenzaka
Dogenzaka is a lively entertainment and shopping district in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its nightlife, restaurants, and proximity to the famous Shibuya Crossing.
D. Ikuta Shrine
Ikuta Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine in Kobe, Japan, revered as one of the city's oldest religious sites and a symbol of local cultural heritage.
E. Ryoan-ji
Ryoan-ji is a renowned Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, famous for its minimalist rock garden that exemplifies Japanese dry landscape design.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist temple ⓘ Historic site ⓘ Shingon Buddhist temple ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
associatedWith	Kobo Daishi ⓘ Kukai ⓘ
BuddhistSchool	Shingon Buddhism ⓘ
city	Kyoto ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
foundedBy	Yamato polity ⓘ surface form: Imperial government of Japan
foundedInPeriod	Heian period ⓘ
function	place of worship ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
governingBody	Shingon Buddhist clergy ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Kyo-o-gokoku-ji ⓘ
hasCulturalProperty	Buddhist statues in Kondo ⓘ Esoteric mandalas and ritual objects ⓘ
hasEvent	flea market ⓘ
hasEventFrequency	monthly flea market ⓘ
hasGardenStyle	Japanese garden ⓘ
hasPagodaHeight	approximately 55 meters ⓘ
hasStructure	Kodo (lecture hall) ⓘ Kondo (main hall) ⓘ Rōmon gate ⓘ surface form: Nandaimon (Great South Gate) five-story pagoda ⓘ garden ⓘ treasure house ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Important Cultural Properties of Japan ⓘ surface form: Important Cultural Property of Japan National Treasures of Japan ⓘ surface form: National Treasure of Japan (for some buildings and statues) UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn	Asia ⓘ Honshu ⓘ Kansai region ⓘ Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ
notableFor	association with Kobo Daishi (Kukai) ⓘ being the tallest wooden tower in Japan ⓘ five-story pagoda ⓘ historic Buddhist architecture ⓘ sculptures of Buddhist deities ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ⓘ surface form: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1994 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf	Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	Cultural ⓘ

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