Odawara Castle
E625546
Odawara Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Kanagawa Prefecture that served as the powerful stronghold of the Late Hōjō clan during the Sengoku period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Odawara Castle canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6864410 — 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: Odawara Castle Context triple: [Odawara campaign, keyStronghold, Odawara Castle]
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A.
Kakegawa Castle
Kakegawa Castle is a historically significant Japanese hilltop castle in Shizuoka Prefecture, renowned for its reconstructed wooden keep and well-preserved traditional architecture.
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B.
Okazaki Castle
Okazaki Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Aichi Prefecture, best known as the birthplace of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and a key stronghold in the Sengoku and early Edo periods.
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C.
Edo Castle
Edo Castle was the vast fortified residence of the Tokugawa shoguns in Edo (now Tokyo), serving as the political and military center of Japan during the Edo period.
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D.
Fushimi Castle
Fushimi Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Kyoto associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and known for its role in the late Sengoku period and early Edo period.
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E.
Sunpu Castle
Sunpu Castle was a prominent Japanese fortress in present-day Shizuoka, historically significant as a Tokugawa stronghold and the retirement residence of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
- 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: Odawara Castle Target entity description: Odawara Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Kanagawa Prefecture that served as the powerful stronghold of the Late Hōjō clan during the Sengoku period.
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A.
Kakegawa Castle
Kakegawa Castle is a historically significant Japanese hilltop castle in Shizuoka Prefecture, renowned for its reconstructed wooden keep and well-preserved traditional architecture.
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B.
Okazaki Castle
Okazaki Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Aichi Prefecture, best known as the birthplace of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and a key stronghold in the Sengoku and early Edo periods.
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C.
Edo Castle
Edo Castle was the vast fortified residence of the Tokugawa shoguns in Edo (now Tokyo), serving as the political and military center of Japan during the Edo period.
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D.
Fushimi Castle
Fushimi Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Kyoto associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and known for its role in the late Sengoku period and early Edo period.
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E.
Sunpu Castle
Sunpu Castle was a prominent Japanese fortress in present-day Shizuoka, historically significant as a Tokugawa stronghold and the retirement residence of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese castle
ⓘ
hilltop castle ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Japanese castle architecture ⓘ |
| associatedClan | Late Hōjō clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Toyotomi Hideyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Late Hōjō clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledDuringPeriod | Sengoku period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates | 35.250°N 139.155°E ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| defensiveFeature |
complex moats
ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ multiple concentric baileys ⓘ |
| formerProvince | Sagami Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerRuler |
Hōjō Ujimasa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hōjō Ujiyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ |
| governedDomain | Odawara Domain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
Hōjō clan materials
ⓘ
Sengoku-period artifacts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bailey
ⓘ
gates ⓘ moat ⓘ stone walls ⓘ tenshu (main keep) ⓘ turrets ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Site of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | designated historic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Kanagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
stone
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wood ⓘ |
| nearBodyOfWater | Sagami Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby | Odawara Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| owner | City of Odawara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfGreatestPower | 16th century ⓘ |
| reconstructed | yes ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompleted | 1960 ⓘ |
| reconstructionMaterial | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| region | Kantō region ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Siege of Odawara (1590) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
castle town center
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domain seat ⓘ stronghold ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Odawara Castle Description of subject: Odawara Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Kanagawa Prefecture that served as the powerful stronghold of the Late Hōjō clan during the Sengoku period.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.