Nikkō Tōshō-gū

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Shinto shrine UNESCO World Heritage Site component shrine complex tourist attraction

Nikkō Tōshō-gū is an ornately decorated Shinto shrine complex in Nikkō, Japan, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major center of Tokugawa-era architecture and worship.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Nikkō Tōshō-gū canonical	6
Nikko Toshogu Shrine	1
Shrines and Temples of Nikko	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6536727 — 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: Nikkō Tōshō-gū
Context triple: [Tokugawa Ieyasu, burialPlace, Nikkō Tōshō-gū]

A. Fushimi Inari Taisha
Fushimi Inari Taisha is a famous Shinto shrine in Japan renowned for its thousands of vermilion torii gates winding up the forested slopes of Mount Inari.
B. Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū is a historically significant Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Japan, closely associated with the samurai and the Minamoto (Genji) clan.
C. Nezu Shrine
Nezu Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo renowned for its lush grounds, vermilion torii tunnel, and traditional architecture.
D. Kamigamo Shrine
Kamigamo Shrine is one of Kyoto’s oldest and most important Shinto shrines, renowned for its historic architecture and role in the Kamo faith tradition.
E. Iwashimizu Hachimangū
Iwashimizu Hachimangū is an important Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, renowned as one of the principal centers of worship for the deity Hachiman and noted for its historical and cultural significance.
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: Nikkō Tōshō-gū
Target entity description: Nikkō Tōshō-gū is an ornately decorated Shinto shrine complex in Nikkō, Japan, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major center of Tokugawa-era architecture and worship.

A. Fushimi Inari Taisha
Fushimi Inari Taisha is a famous Shinto shrine in Japan renowned for its thousands of vermilion torii gates winding up the forested slopes of Mount Inari.
B. Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū is a historically significant Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Japan, closely associated with the samurai and the Minamoto (Genji) clan.
C. Nezu Shrine
Nezu Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Tokyo renowned for its lush grounds, vermilion torii tunnel, and traditional architecture.
D. Kamigamo Shrine
Kamigamo Shrine is one of Kyoto’s oldest and most important Shinto shrines, renowned for its historic architecture and role in the Kamo faith tradition.
E. Iwashimizu Hachimangū
Iwashimizu Hachimangū is an important Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, renowned as one of the principal centers of worship for the deity Hachiman and noted for its historical and cultural significance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Shinto shrine ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ shrine complex ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Edo-period architecture ⓘ Gongen-zukuri ⓘ
associatedWith	Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStart	1617 ⓘ
coordinates	36.757°N 139.598°E ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
culturalPropertyStatus	Important Cultural Property of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ National Treasure of Japan (selected structures) NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ
enshrines	Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	Tokugawa Hidetada NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	Tōshō-gū Shrine Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArtwork	Crying Dragon ceiling painting NERFINISHED ⓘ Nemuri-neko (Sleeping Cat) carving NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Wise Monkeys carving NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBuilding	Gojūnotō (five-story pagoda) NERFINISHED ⓘ Haiden ⓘ Honden ⓘ Honjido (Crying Dragon Hall) NERFINISHED ⓘ Karamon Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Yōmeimon Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	sacred stable (Shinkyūsha) ⓘ stone torii gate ⓘ
hasFestival	Autumn Grand Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring Grand Festival ⓘ
knownFor	elaborate carvings ⓘ gold leaf decoration ⓘ ornate decoration ⓘ polychrome lacquer ⓘ
locatedIn	Honshū NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikkō NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikkō National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Tochigi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorReconstructionBy	Tokugawa Iemitsu NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorReconstructionYear	1636 ⓘ
notableEvent	Hyakumono-Zoroe Sennin Gyoretsu (Procession of 1,000 Samurai) NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Shrines and Temples of Nikkō NERFINISHED ⓘ
pilgrimageSiteFor	Tokugawa clan followers ⓘ
religion	Shinto ⓘ
touristAttractionRank	major tourist destination in Japan ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	1999 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	part of Shrines and Temples of Nikkō ⓘ

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

Tokugawa Ieyasu → burialPlace → Nikkō Tōshō-gū ⓘ

Tobu Nikko Line → servesTouristDestination → Nikkō Tōshō-gū ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nikko Toshogu Shrine

Nikko → hasTouristAttraction → Nikkō Tōshō-gū ⓘ

Nikko → heritageDesignation → Nikkō Tōshō-gū ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shrines and Temples of Nikko

Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan → hasAttraction → Nikkō Tōshō-gū ⓘ

Nikkō, Tochigi, Japan → hasCulturalProperty → Nikkō Tōshō-gū ⓘ

Nikkō National Park → contains → Nikkō Tōshō-gū ⓘ

Mount Nantai → near → Nikkō Tōshō-gū ⓘ

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