Hieizan
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Hieizan is the Japanese name for Mount Hiei, a historically significant mountain northeast of Kyoto known as a major center of Tendai Buddhism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hieizan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9893811 — 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: Hieizan Context triple: [Mount Hiei, romanization, Hieizan]
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A.
Daisetsuzan
Daisetsuzan is a vast mountainous region in central Hokkaido, Japan, renowned for its volcanic peaks, alpine scenery, and rich wildlife.
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B.
Mount Yamashiro
Mount Yamashiro is a Japanese mountain whose name was historically significant enough to be used for the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Yamashiro.
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C.
Mount Ōmine
Mount Ōmine is a sacred mountain in Japan’s Nara Prefecture, renowned as a major center of Shugendō mountain asceticism and a UNESCO World Heritage pilgrimage site.
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D.
Yoshino-Omine
Yoshino-Omine is a mountainous sacred area in Japan’s Kii Peninsula, renowned for its ancient Shugendō practices, cherry blossoms, and historic pilgrimage routes.
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E.
Mount Hachimantai
Mount Hachimantai is a volcanic plateau in Japan’s Ōu Mountains, known for its hot springs, alpine wetlands, and scenic hiking routes within Towada-Hachimantai National Park.
- 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: Hieizan Target entity description: Hieizan is the Japanese name for Mount Hiei, a historically significant mountain northeast of Kyoto known as a major center of Tendai Buddhism.
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A.
Daisetsuzan
Daisetsuzan is a vast mountainous region in central Hokkaido, Japan, renowned for its volcanic peaks, alpine scenery, and rich wildlife.
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B.
Mount Yamashiro
Mount Yamashiro is a Japanese mountain whose name was historically significant enough to be used for the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Yamashiro.
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C.
Mount Ōmine
Mount Ōmine is a sacred mountain in Japan’s Nara Prefecture, renowned as a major center of Shugendō mountain asceticism and a UNESCO World Heritage pilgrimage site.
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D.
Yoshino-Omine
Yoshino-Omine is a mountainous sacred area in Japan’s Kii Peninsula, renowned for its ancient Shugendō practices, cherry blossoms, and historic pilgrimage routes.
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E.
Mount Hachimantai
Mount Hachimantai is a volcanic plateau in Japan’s Ōu Mountains, known for its hot springs, alpine wetlands, and scenic hiking routes within Towada-Hachimantai National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist holy site
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mountain ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSect | Tendai sect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsArea |
Saitō
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tōdō NERFINISHED ⓘ Yokawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
center of medieval Japanese Buddhism
ⓘ
influence on Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ influence on Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ influence on Zen Buddhism ⓘ |
| elevation |
2779 ft
ⓘ
848 m ⓘ |
| foundedAsReligiousCenterBy | Saichō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Mount Hiei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCableCar | Eizan Cable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | cooler than Kyoto city ⓘ |
| hasFestival | religious events at Enryaku-ji ⓘ |
| hasFlora |
cedar forests
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mixed temperate forest ⓘ |
| hasJapaneseName | 比叡山 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorTempleComplex | Enryaku-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoadAccess | Hiei Driveway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRopeway | Hiei Ropeway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ascetic practices
ⓘ
marathon monks of Hiei ⓘ training of warrior monks (sōhei) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kyoto Prefecture
ⓘ
Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kyoto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Biwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNortheastOf | Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBuddhistSchool | Tendai Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Hiei Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Kyoto Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Biwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | border between Kyoto Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture ⓘ |
| protectedAs | part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousCenterSince | Heian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType |
hiking
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religious tourism ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1994 ⓘ |
| viewpointOf |
Kyoto city
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Biwa region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hieizan Description of subject: Hieizan is the Japanese name for Mount Hiei, a historically significant mountain northeast of Kyoto known as a major center of Tendai Buddhism.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.