Nakagushiku Gusuku
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Nakagushiku Gusuku is the Okinawan name for Nakagusuku Castle, a well-preserved Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Okinawa, Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nakagushiku Gusuku canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7057927 — 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: Nakagushiku Gusuku Context triple: [Nakagusuku Castle, hasOkinawanName, Nakagushiku Gusuku]
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A.
Shuri-jō Site
Shuri-jō Site is the historic location of the former royal castle and political center of the Ryukyu Kingdom in present-day Naha, Okinawa, Japan.
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B.
Naniwa-no-Miya Palace Site
Naniwa-no-Miya Palace Site is an archaeological park in Osaka preserving the remains of an ancient imperial palace that once served as Japan’s capital in the 7th–8th centuries.
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C.
Shuri Castle
Shuri Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in Okinawa, Japan, that served as the political and cultural center of the Ryukyu Kingdom and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Nakijin-jō Site
Nakijin-jō Site is the ruin of a major Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in northern Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its stone fortifications and role as a regional power center before the unification of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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E.
Katsuren-jō Site
Katsuren-jō Site is the archaeological remains of a prominent Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its hilltop stone fortifications and role in regional trade and politics during the Ryukyu Kingdom era.
- 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: Nakagushiku Gusuku Target entity description: Nakagushiku Gusuku is the Okinawan name for Nakagusuku Castle, a well-preserved Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Okinawa, Japan.
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A.
Shuri-jō Site
Shuri-jō Site is the historic location of the former royal castle and political center of the Ryukyu Kingdom in present-day Naha, Okinawa, Japan.
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B.
Naniwa-no-Miya Palace Site
Naniwa-no-Miya Palace Site is an archaeological park in Osaka preserving the remains of an ancient imperial palace that once served as Japan’s capital in the 7th–8th centuries.
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C.
Shuri Castle
Shuri Castle is a historic Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in Okinawa, Japan, that served as the political and cultural center of the Ryukyu Kingdom and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Nakijin-jō Site
Nakijin-jō Site is the ruin of a major Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in northern Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its stone fortifications and role as a regional power center before the unification of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
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E.
Katsuren-jō Site
Katsuren-jō Site is the archaeological remains of a prominent Ryukyuan gusuku (castle) in Okinawa, Japan, renowned for its hilltop stone fortifications and role in regional trade and politics during the Ryukyu Kingdom era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site
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castle ⓘ fortress ⓘ gusuku ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Ryukyuan culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Ryukyu Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Ryukyuan gusuku style ⓘ |
| hasCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial |
Ryukyuan limestone
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coral limestone ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Nakagusuku Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gate ruins
ⓘ
inner courtyards ⓘ stone ramparts ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 中城城 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfEnclosures | multiple baileys ⓘ |
| hasOkinawanName | Nakagushiku Gusuku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | well-preserved ruins ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
historical tours
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sightseeing ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| hasWallType | curved stone walls ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO criterion (ii)
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UNESCO criterion (iii) ⓘ UNESCO criterion (vi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nakagusuku
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Okinawa Prefecture ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Ryukyu Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Ryukyu Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Okinawa Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnElevation | hill ⓘ |
| near |
Ginowan
NERFINISHED
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Kitanakagusuku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | Nakagusuku Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of Ryukyu Kingdom political system
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evidence of Ryukyuan religious traditions ⓘ example of gusuku architecture ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 972-006 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military defense
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residence of local lords ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nakagushiku Gusuku Description of subject: Nakagushiku Gusuku is the Okinawan name for Nakagusuku Castle, a well-preserved Ryukyuan gusuku (fortress) and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Okinawa, Japan.
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