Kanazawa Bunko
E900329
Kanazawa Bunko is a historic museum and former medieval library in Yokohama renowned for its collection of classical Japanese and East Asian manuscripts and cultural artifacts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kanagawa Prefectural Kanazawa-Bunko Museum | 1 |
| Kanazawa Bunko canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11021569 — 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: Kanazawa Bunko Context triple: [Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama, hasAttraction, Kanazawa Bunko]
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A.
Kashiwa Library
Kashiwa Library is an academic library of the University of Tokyo that supports research and learning activities on the university’s Kashiwa campus.
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B.
Sendai Mediatheque
Sendai Mediatheque is a renowned contemporary cultural and media center in Sendai, Japan, celebrated for its innovative transparent architecture by Toyo Ito and its libraries, galleries, and public event spaces.
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C.
Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum
Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum is an art and cultural museum in Tokyo dedicated to the collection and legacy of Kodansha publishing house’s founder, Seiji Noma.
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D.
Ōita Prefectural Library
Ōita Prefectural Library is a modernist public library in Ōita, Japan, renowned as an early landmark work of architect Arata Isozaki.
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E.
Shibusawa Memorial Museum
The Shibusawa Memorial Museum is a cultural institution in Tokyo dedicated to the life, achievements, and legacy of influential industrialist and "father of Japanese capitalism" Shibusawa Eiichi.
- 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: Kanazawa Bunko Target entity description: Kanazawa Bunko is a historic museum and former medieval library in Yokohama renowned for its collection of classical Japanese and East Asian manuscripts and cultural artifacts.
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A.
Kashiwa Library
Kashiwa Library is an academic library of the University of Tokyo that supports research and learning activities on the university’s Kashiwa campus.
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B.
Sendai Mediatheque
Sendai Mediatheque is a renowned contemporary cultural and media center in Sendai, Japan, celebrated for its innovative transparent architecture by Toyo Ito and its libraries, galleries, and public event spaces.
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C.
Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum
Kodansha Noma Memorial Museum is an art and cultural museum in Tokyo dedicated to the collection and legacy of Kodansha publishing house’s founder, Seiji Noma.
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D.
Ōita Prefectural Library
Ōita Prefectural Library is a modernist public library in Ōita, Japan, renowned as an early landmark work of architect Arata Isozaki.
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E.
Shibusawa Memorial Museum
The Shibusawa Memorial Museum is a cultural institution in Tokyo dedicated to the life, achievements, and legacy of influential industrialist and "father of Japanese capitalism" Shibusawa Eiichi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural property
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historic library ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hōjō clan
NERFINISHED
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Kamakura period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionType |
Buddhist scriptures
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East Asian manuscripts ⓘ calligraphy ⓘ classical Japanese manuscripts ⓘ classical books ⓘ cultural artifacts ⓘ historical documents ⓘ paintings ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| currentFunction |
archive
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| eraOfOrigin | Kamakura period ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Buddhist culture
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East Asian intellectual history ⓘ medieval Japanese history ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Hōjō Sanetoki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1275 ⓘ |
| hasArchiveAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
permanent exhibitions on medieval Japanese culture
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special exhibitions on manuscripts and art ⓘ |
| hasReadingRoom | yes ⓘ |
| hasResearchFunction | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Important Cultural Property of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCollection |
Classical Chinese
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Classical Japanese ⓘ Kanbun ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
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Japan ⓘ Kanagawa Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama NERFINISHED ⓘ Yokohama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark | Kanazawa-Hakkei area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyStation | Kanazawa-Bunko Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Kanagawa Prefectural Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
medieval samurai family library
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private scholarly library ⓘ |
| preservationRole | conservation of rare manuscripts ⓘ |
| region | Kantō region ⓘ |
| significance |
important center of medieval scholarship
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major repository of East Asian texts ⓘ major repository of classical Japanese literature ⓘ one of Japan’s oldest libraries ⓘ |
| transportAccess | Keikyū Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kanazawa Bunko Description of subject: Kanazawa Bunko is a historic museum and former medieval library in Yokohama renowned for its collection of classical Japanese and East Asian manuscripts and cultural artifacts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kanagawa Prefectural Kanazawa-Bunko Museum